Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton

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Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton TRANSITION
ASSISTANCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
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Bill Durdin
Deployment Transition Program
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DEPLOYMENT TRANSITION SPECIALIST
MISSION
To augment TAP services for separating and
retiring Marines and Sailors who are deployed on
ships during their last 12 months of active duty.

• The Program activities include but are not
  limited to
• Effective Career Search Strategies
• Resume Writing (and review)
• Application preparation and Job Interviewing
  Skills
• On line job applications and referrals to
  hiring employers

These activities will be conducted initially in
classroom/group setting. Then as needed and
required in a counseling one - on - one setting.
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PURPOSE

• To provide Transition Assistance to Deployed
  Marines and Sailors subordinate to the 1st Marine
  Expeditionary Force (1 MEF).
• Units directly serviced The West Coast Marine
  Expeditionary Units (MEU).
• 11th 13th 15th

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Coordination

• Coordinate, schedule and, deliver Transition
  Services for Deploying and Deployed Marine
  Expeditionary Units.
• Coordinate with commands to ensure Marines and
  Sailors are attending Transition Assistance
  Program Classes prior to deployment (when
  possible).
• Assess needs of deploying units through
  pre-deployment meeting(s), email(s) and,
  telephone.

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Preparation

• Prepare, develop and or, modify (as needed) all
  materials for use while deployed.
• Provide briefings to deploying units on other
  programs and services provided by the Readiness
  Community Support Section of Marine and Family
  Services.

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SHIP BOARD/ DEPLOYEDSERVICES

• Facilitate ALL Transition Workshops aboard ship.
• To include but not limited to
• TAP Review
• Resume Preparation
• Interviewing Skills
• Dress for Success
• On-line Job Search and, Resume Posting.

As well as, any other assistance requested by the
Marines and Sailors to include Post Deployment
services.
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SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES CALL FOR SPECIAL MEASURES
ACTUAL TAP ABOARD SHIP
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BACKGROUND

• Due to the current world situation units are
  deploying with
• in some cases, VERY short notice. TAP, although
• important to the commander is just not a main
  priority
• prior to departure. Although there is currently
  no Stop
• Loss in effect commanders are choosing to take
  Short
• Timers with them. And of course, the Marines
  are
• motivated to extend their enlistments in order to
  
• participate in the deployment.
• These facts in turn necessitate the commanders to
  request
• we provide the actual TAP aboard ship during
  their
• return trip.

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ACTION

• Those requests have resulted in the actual TAP
  being
• taught at sea to the last two deploying MEUs. The
  15th
• and, the 13th respectfully. And with the early
  call for the
• 11th MEU (currently deployed) to deploy 45 days
  earlier
• than scheduled we will provide the service again.

This doesnt include our One Day Pre-Separation
Briefing. Specifically, ALL Topics on the DD
2648 (Pre-Separation Counseling Checklist).
Commanders are informed that this is mandatory
upon their return from deployment.
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GROWING PAINS?

• Due to the differences in the TAP at different
• Installations there WAS A POTENTIAL for some
• problems.

• Such things as
• The ACE (Air Command Element) includes Marines
  from Yuma, Miramar and, CamPen.
• Attendance rosters getting to the attached
  Marines parent unit/base (Miramar and Yuma).

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WHAT MAKES IT WORK?

• Like any evolution involving different
  installations
• or, organizations theres only ONE true formula
• for SUCCESS.

COMMUNICATION ! COORDINATION! COOPERATION!
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How WE DO IT!

• Command Support for the entire evolution MEU XO,
  Adj, SgtMaj and the CO of troops on each ship.
  And of course, the ships Command Master
  Chief.
• Communication with MCAS MIRAMAR and MCAS YUMA
• In the past when TAP was taught on ship one case
  of TAP manuals were taken or acquired for use on
  ship.
• This time CDs will be provide to each attendee.

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Some Numbers
11th MEU - 11 Nov 14 Dec 2002 Total classes
held 9 (3, 2 day classes per ship) Total
students 205 Individual sessions/meetings 60 (
E3 - 05)
15th MEU 1 June 13 July Total classes
held16 (8 Tarawa, 5 Duluth, 3 Rushmore) Total
students 289 Individual sessions/meetings 150
13th MEU 4 Feb 8 Mar, 2004 Total classes
held 12 TAP, 17 Augmented TAP Total students
192 TAP, 115 Augmented TAP Individual
sessions/meetings 125
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USS DULUTH July, 2003
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USS TARAWA June 2003
Theres no place like home!