Ohio National Guard Transition Assistance Program
The prospect of transitions throughout a military career and life is both exhilarating and daunting. This guide is a tool to help you navigate the multitude of resources available to support you and your Family throughout your military career and beyond. Maximizing all the resources, use of every benefit that comes with investing in your future will help balance your military and civilian life, employment and Family responsibilities. This publication is a tool that endeavors to help you navigate the various phases of your military career as well as balance your commitments to your Family and civilian employers. Explore every page as it pertains to your military career lifecycle. While there are many resources available to Soldiers and Families of Soldiers, don’t lose sight of these great resources offered by the Ohio Army National Guard (OHARNG).
The Transition Assistance Program provides transitioning soldiers (active duty, wounded, ill and injured, ETS, medical separation, nontraditional retirement and traditional retirement) assistance and advocacy related to:
• State and Federal Veteran Benefits
• Employment Resources
• Wounded Warrior Support/Transition
• Military Records
• Retirement Benefits
• VA Healthcare and Compensation
• Centralized Out-Processing
TRANSITION TOOLS
Rucksack Essentials
Basic Benefits
Self-Development
Pre-Deployment
Post-Deployment
Planning for Retirement
Out-Processing
Medical Separation and Retirement
Service and Medical Records
VETERAN BENEFIT LINKS
STATE AND COUNTY
Ohio Dept of Veterans Services
877-OHIO-VET (1-877-644-6838)
Education Opportunities for Veterans
FEDERAL
US DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (VA)
VA Benefits & Healthcare Locations
Veteran Benefits Administration
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE