A Veteran Affairs benefits advisor briefs students during a Transition Assistance Program class. (Michelle Gigante/Air Force) More service members are attending military-to-civilian transition classes ...

Networking during military transition is awkward, I admit. It can make you feel like an alien. Stuck on a hostile planet. Looking for a handout. Naked. No wonder you do not want to network. No wonder ...

What is so hard about a military transition that we make everyone take a mandatory 40-hour Transition Assistance Program (TAP) class? Answer: Nothing. After 40 hours of instruction, I want to learn ...