Ideas Reaping the Rewards of Bringing Trained Leaders to Your Organization can expect from the VA in their post-military lives. The
Tim Chapman, CEO of TangoAlpha3, talks about the challenges military service members often have in adapting to civilian life, and the role companies can play in helping that transition be smooth and rewarding. CCBJ: TangoAlpha3 has recently been named the beneficiary of the Veterans Affairs Transition Assistance Program (VA TAP). Please describe this program and how it works.
range of benefits is extensive, covering things like health care, home loans, education and benefits, etc. Most of our employees on this particular contract are Veteran Administration benefits advisors. They’re the primary guides for the veterans coming out of the military and transitioning into the civilian world. In the period leading up to when a veteran gets close to transitioning out of the military, they’re required to go to a briefing that covers what they can expect from the Veteran Administration upon their exit. It’s a daylong affair, a high-level over-
Tim Chapman: Every member of the military that’s tran-
view of not only the benefits but also how to get access
sitioning to civilian life is required to attend a briefing.
to the benefits. Our benefits advisors conduct that initial
At that briefing, those servicemen and servicewomen are
training, in addition to the ongoing ad hoc training. For
provided with a high-level overview of the benefits they
example, If somebody left the service 25 years ago, for CORPORATE COUNSEL BUSINESS JOURNAL
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