Garrison Wiesbaden - Transition Assistance Program

Soldier for Life

The Soldier for Life – Transition Assistance Program (SFL-TAP) is a Commander’s Program and a Soldier’s responsibility. The program provides transition assistance services to eligible Soldiers with at least 180 or more continuous days of Title 10 active duty service, except for those in a training status. SFL-TAP helps all eligible transitioning Soldiers discover knowledge, skills, and resources necessary to be competitive and successful in the global workforce.

Soldiers begin the transition process 18 months prior to transition or 24 months prior retirement, spreading requirements out over the course of several months using a distributive model (short-notice separations only are authorized a five-day consecutive class). Along with Soldiers, retired Soldiers, Army Family members and Department of the Army civilians (experiencing a BRAC or RIF) are eligible for transition assistance services as well. Going early and often to SFL-TAP is statistically proven to increase the chance of post-transition success for Soldiers.

The Army transformed the way Soldiers transition in order to give them the greatest opportunity for a successful and productive post-service career. Congress mandated three requirements prior to a Soldier’s transition and the Department of Defense mandated additional Career Readiness Standards (CRS). All requirements must be completed and noted on a Soldier’s DD Form 2648.

Soldiers also have the option to attend one of three additional optional career tracks with Commander approval and on a space available basis, which are tailored to their individual transition goals, including Accessing Higher Education, the Career Exploration and Planning Track, and the Entrepreneurial Workshop Training Track.

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