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Traylor said the concept of cus-
tomizing the transition process to
better fit a Soldier’s needs is a good
start and he is interested to see
how the pilot program unfolds.
“I like the fact that it is tailored
to the individual,” he said, adding,
“the proof is in the pudding. For
the next two years, we will test it
and see.”
Transition assistance counselors
will still be on hand and ready to
assist Soldiers, Traylor said. The
pilot will just serve as yet another
way to help Soldiers focus on their
specific areas of need in transition.
Other installations participat-
ing in the pilot are U.S. Army
Garrison- Bavaria, Germany; Joint
Base Lewis-McChord, Washing-
ton; Fort Drum, New York; Fort
Campbell, Kentucky; and Fort
Bragg, North Carolina.
Fort Hood is one of six installa-
tions selected for a pilot program
that could customize the transition
process for Soldiers.
Starting Oct. 1, Soldiers at six
selected installations will phase in
to the two-year The Soldier for
Life — Transition Assistance Pro-
gram Pilot that customizes the
transition process for the Soldier.
“The Army believes there is a
better way to ensure Soldiers are
prepared to go out into the civilian
workforce,” Lt. Col. John Sny-
der, SFL-TAP branch chief, Army
Human Resources Command, said
during a visit to Fort Hood Sept.
7.
Snyder and his team came to
Fort Hood to train senior leaders,
government, and contract staff on
the new Army Pilot Program.
Fort Hood Soldiers will phase
into the pilot program beginning
Oct. 10, Snyder said.
SFL-TAP is the mandatory pro-
gram all Soldiers attend after 180
days of continuous active-duty ser-
vice. The program prepares Sol-
diers for civilian careers through
courses that teach resume writing,
military skills translation, financial
planning, and other skills to help
ease the transition in to the civil-
ian workforce.
Those courses, and partnerships
between TAP offices and the U.S.
Department of Labor, Department
of Veterans Affairs and several
employers have helped set Soldiers
up for success as they leave the
service.
“The Army has been a
aggressive to make sure
are ready to transition
civilian sector,” Snyder said.
Still, the help has been a “one
size fits all” approach to transition
and the Army is looking at making
some changes.
“We have had five years of SFL-
TAP,” he said, “It’s time to relook
at ways to make the program bet-
ter for transitioning Soldiers.”
All transitioning Soldiers are
currently required to go through
the same Career Readiness Skills
and Veterans Opportunity to
Work compliance courses and
counseling.
The pilot will assign active-com-
ponent Soldiers a score/category
using a multi-variate model based
on a Soldier’s demographic data, as
defined by the Office of Economic
and Manpower Analysis. The data
is compiled from a short question-
naire the Soldier will complete at
the SFL-TAP office.
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“The vision of the pilot is to
move additional resources to those
transitioning Soldiers who need
the services the most to prepare for
the civilian sector,” Snyder said.
The Soldier’s score determines
which CRS are mandatory or
optional.
All VOW requirements remain
mandatory, and Soldiers may elect
to voluntarily complete other TAP
classes or services.
“It is important to understand,
regardless of category, transition-
ing Soldiers can still take other
classes,” Lewis explained. “The
program is not adding anything to
the curriculum.”
Martin Traylor, Transition Ser-
vices manager at the Fort Hood
SFL-TAP office, said testing the
program at Fort Hood was not
much of a surprise since the post is
statistically significant to the Army
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