An estimated 200,000 people separate from the military each year. If you’re thinking about getting out, you likely have lots of questions about the best way to make a successful transition out of the military.
Whether your exit from the service is something you’ve been considering for a while or a more recent development, the military-to-civilian transition may come with mixed feelings: excitement, fear, anticipation and confusion.
This wide range of feelings and questions is understandable. As the reality of this decision starts to sink in, you’ll begin to realize all that goes into exiting the military. You’re going to be bombarded with information, solicited and unsolicited, good and bad. You may click around the Department of Veterans Affairs website and become completely overwhelmed by the acronyms and the myriad programs potentially available to you. You may have no idea where to start.
