Robyn Cameron, a recruitment specialist with Southeast Lineman Training Center, speaks with Marines during a SkillBridge expo on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, in February. (Cpl.

WASHINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars and other veterans advocates urged lawmakers Tuesday to prioritize and improve transition assistance programs that prepare exiting service members for their ...

Federal programs used to help service members transition into civilian life are too focused on education and are not spending enough money and time working toward finding them employment -- and some ...

Pentagon officials are rolling out changes to the popular SkillBridge job training program, hoping to land more veterans in full-time jobs and improve the learning experience. The first updates to the ...

WASHINGTON — The Defense Department is overhauling a job training program for transitioning service members with tougher requirements for employers, the creation of a centralized tracking system to ...

FORT KNOX, Ky. — The Transition Assistance Program (TAP) will host a fall job fair at the Saber and Quill Conference Center Sept. 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event, which is open to the public, is ...

FORT CAVAZOS, Texas — Transitioning from the military can be quite overwhelming. Life in the military offers a stark contrast to life as a civilian, and the Transition Assistance Program exists to ...

Washington makes money available to the states to help young people with disabilities enter the work force. New Jersey has the worst record of helping connect families with such help. By Meredith ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - South Carolina has launched a new program to help veterans transition from military to civilian life as Veterans Day approaches. The South Carolina Smart Start program provides ...