1. Mr. William Worth Transition Division, Policy Analyst 1 April 2015
Transition Soldier Life Cycle Panel
Good Morning/Evening, my name is [Rank/surname Name] and I am the [Title]. Today I am going to provide an overview of the Soldier For Life and Army Transition Processes and provide key insight into their respective requirements and associated transition products.
Mr. William Worth
Transition Division, Policy Analyst
1 April 2015

2. Panel Members
Dr. Pamela Raymer, Chief, Army Continuing Education Division
Ms. Naomi Lynch, Chief, Soldier for Life – Transition Assistance Program, IMCOM G1
Mr. Mark Wood, Chief, Transition Support Services, IMCOM G9
Ms. Amy Morrash, Education Services Specialist
LTC Lynne Schneider, Civil Liaison Team Leader
CPT Michael Riley, Program Manager, NGB
SGM Craig J. Gransbery, 101st ABN DIV, Command Career Counselor

3. Transition Soldier Life Cycle Overview VA Benefits Briefings I & II
CRS introduced early and throughout a Soldier’s career with touch points at the following:
first duty station-home station drill/first year of service/reenlistments/deployment-mobilization/promotion/transition
Initial phase
0-1 year
Service phase
1+ years
Transition phase begins
12-18 months prior to Transition
Annual Review (Promotion, PCS, Life Events)
Update IDP
Assess Financial Resilience
Begin Transition NLT 12 months prior to transition date, upon MEB referral, during mobilizations
CRS during SLC
CRS during Transition
IDP  ITP
Pre-Sep Counseling
Budget
DOLEW
(job application/ job offer)
e-Benefits
VA Benefits Briefings I & II
Gap Analysis
Career Skills
Self Assessment
Career
Tracks
(school application/school acceptance letter)
Resume
AC to RC Continuum
Credentials
Capstone
Careerist SLC (10+ years)
Prior to attending SLC, WOAC, or ILE, develop a resume and references list
Reenlistment/Promotion
Initial Soldier Tasks
(officer and enlisted)
At AIT/IET, receive MOS Credential/Information
At AIT/IET, receive 8 hrs of Financial Readiness Training
Register for eBenefits
Complete Self Assessment
Develop a budget
Develop IDP in ACT
- MOS Crosswalk-Gap Analysis
- Occupation Interest Self Assessment
CAREER
DECISION
POINT
CAREERIST
PME Courses: Soldier receive updated credentialing information related to their MOS
Good afternoon, I am William Worth, policy Analyst in the HRC Transition Division. The intent of this briefing is to inform you on the Transition Soldier Life Cycle. At the conclusion we will have a Question and Answer session with the Panel. The panel includes representatives from IMCOM, ACS, IMCOM ACES, IMCOM, SFL-TAP, ARNG, USAR, and Army G1- Retention. Let me start with a show of hands if you have seen this slide before.
For those of you who have not, the Transition SLC is part of the Soldier for Life concept and capitalizes on a Soldier’s training and professional development timeline. It also leverages Transition Assistance Program offerings in order to prepare Soldiers to serve the nation in uniform and as productive citizens after their military service. Through the use of both military career development opportunities and ACAP training, Soldiers will master the military skills required for a successful Army career, while developing key career readiness products throughout their military service. Their military experience and continual preparation will facilitate successful transition from active duty, whenever the time occurs. The goals of the Transition SLC are to: (1) retain quality Soldiers in the force and support the all-volunteer force; (2) develop career readiness skills while introducing the Soldier to the many benefits the Army has to offer; and (3) prepare leaders to mentor Soldiers to achieve CRS prior to transition from active duty.
This slide depicts the three phases of the Transition Solider Life Cycle: (1) the Initial Phase; (2) the Service Phase; and (3) the Transition Phase and the associated
transition preparations and requirements for each respective phase.
Initial Phase (0-1 Year), all Soldiers, upon arriving to their first permanent duty station or weekend drill, will develop an Individual Development Plan (IDP) and establish a post service goal within their IDP, budget, and register for a VA e-Benefits Account which are all CRS requirements.
The Individual Development Plan (IDP) is required IAW AR and is created within the Army Career Tracker (ACT) will eventually evolve into the Individual Transition Plan (ITP) at transition; the Credentialing Opportunities On-Like (COOL) feedback provides an MOS credentialing map, if applicable, for the Soldier’s MOS; and the budget task introduces Soldiers to the principles and practices of budgeting and supports the budget CRS requirement.
For the Service Phase (1+ Years), it spans the duration of a Soldier’s career after completing the Initial Phase. Throughout this phase, touch points are presented to where
the CRS requirements can be accomplished or worked upon.
The two categories of Soldiers within this phase are Non-Careerist and Careerist.
For Non-Careerist or those that have not made the respective career decision, touch points at one year of service, deployments/mobilizations, reenlistments, and senior
promotions. At one year of service, RC Soldiers may participate in Education, Technical, or Entrepreneurship Tracks in order to identify or achieve their personal goals.
Deployments/mobilizations offer Soldiers an opportunity to update their budget. In addition, those Soldiers leaving Active Duty after a deployment/ mobilization, should
begin their pre-separation counseling and individual transition plan prior to deployment or pre-mobilization.
Soldiers will update their budget following each promotion and review annually to ensure major life changes are captured.
Soldiers will complete an MOS crosswalk and gap analysis following each re-enlistment (enlisted) or promotion (officers) to evaluate/re-evaluate the transferability of
military skills to the civilian workforce.
Annual reviews will capture MOS changes or additional qualifications. Copies of these items will be maintained in the Soldier’s counseling packet and uploaded/recorded in
Army Career Tracker.
Careerist
A their mid-career point of 8-14 years of service, additional CRS opportunities at SLC, WOSC, and MEL 4 (CGSOC) will be encouraged to complete a MOS Crosswalk-Gap
Analysis, an occupation interest self assessment, and are required to development resume.
Finally, for the Transition Phase (13-18 Months prior to Transition), the start is based upon individual/mandated career decision for each retiring and transitioning Soldier
and the CRS requirements are depicted on the far right of this slide.
RC unemployed/at-risk
- Resume
- Attend Career Tracks (Education, Vocational/Technical, Entrepreneurship)
(1 yr after completing AIT or BOLC)
Career Preparation
- Soldiers work toward their education or occupational goal through traditional education, technical training, MOS credentials, and military experience

4. Transition Soldier Life Cycle Implementation
CRS introduced early and throughout a Soldier’s career with touch points at the following:
first duty station-home station drill/first year of service/reenlistments/deployment-mobilization/promotion/transition
Initial phase
0-1 year
Service phase
1+ years
Transition phase begins
12-18 months prior to Transition
Annual Review (Promotion, PCS, Life Events)
Update IDP
Assess Financial Resilience
Begin Transition NLT 12 months prior to transition date, upon MEB referral, during mobilizations
CRS during SLC
CRS during Transition
IDP  ITP
Pre-Sep Counseling
Budget
DOLEW
(job application/ job offer)
e-Benefits
VA Benefits Briefings I & II
Gap Analysis
Career Skills
Self Assessment
Career
Tracks
(school application/school acceptance letter)
Resume
AC to RC Continuum
Credentials
Capstone
Careerist SLC (10+ years)
Prior to attending SLC, WOAC, or ILE, develop a resume and references list
Reenlistment/Promotion
Initial Soldier Tasks
(officer and enlisted)
At AIT/IET, receive MOS Credential/Information
At AIT/IET, receive 8 hrs of Financial Readiness Training
Register for eBenefits
Complete Self Assessment
Develop a budget
Develop IDP in ACT
- MOS Crosswalk-Gap Analysis
- Occupation Interest Self Assessment
CAREER
DECISION
POINT
CAREERIST
PME Courses: Soldier receive updated credentialing information related to their MOS
Now that we all understand the concept I will give you an update on where we are in regard to implementation. At the conclusion you should understand the TSLC plan and the roles and responsibilities to accomplish it.
The initial tasks are accomplished at AIT and introduced or completed during in-processing at the first duty station or drill assembly/RC integration. These tasks are only applicable to newly assessed Soldier’s after 1 Oct 14. Soldiers already serving on 1 Oct 14 will complete the tasks at the next bench mark (reenlistment/promotion) or upon selection for the SLC, WOAC, ILE.
The newly assessed Soldiers who develop an IDP will also do an annual review throughout their career. All Soldiers will receive credentialing information during MOS related PME courses.
Soldiers already serving will do an occupational self interest survey as well as a GAP analysis when they reenlist (enlisted) or are promoted (officer). Soldiers selected for SLC, WOAC, ILE will develop a resume and reference list. To support this TRADOC is working to include this requirement through ATTRS. All the tasks will be supported with notification to the Soldier and Supervisor. All the tasks are considered complete once the supervisor verifies within the Army Career Tracker. IMCOM, ARNG, USAR are all publishing OPORDs/FRAGOs to support these tasks.
The key take-away points for you in the SFL-TAP centers are (1) there is no change to the transition phase; SFL-TAP personnel should only support the TSLC tasks on a space available basis. (2) we (ARMY) are slightly behind on implementation but should be fully operational within 1-2 months. (3) in 2016 ACT will have a Commander’s Dashboard to track the TSLC tasks/completion/metrics.
I will be now turn-it over to the panel for questions and answers.
RC unemployed/at-risk
- Resume
- Attend Career Tracks (Education, Vocational/Technical, Entrepreneurship)
(1 yr after completing AIT or BOLC)
Career Preparation
- Soldiers work toward their education or occupational goal through traditional education, technical training, MOS credentials, and military experience