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SUBJ/RELEASE OF THE TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ELECTRONIC FORM FOR 
TRANSITION GOALS, PLANS, SUCCESS COUNSELING//

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AMPN/REF A IS ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MEMORANDUM, OFFICIAL DEPLOYMENT 
OF THE TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (TAP) ELECTRONIC FORM (EFORM) and 
ENTERPRISE DATABASE.//

RMKS/1.  This NAVADMIN announces the deployment of the new electronic form 
(eForm) called Service Members Pre-Separation/Transition Counseling and 
Career Readiness Standards eForm for Service Members Separating, Retiring, or 
Released from Active Duty (REFRAD) (DD Form 2648).  The new DD Form 2648 
replaces the current Active-Duty Pre-Separation Checklist (DD Form 2648),
Transition Assistance Program (TAP) Checklist for Deactivationg / 
Demobilizing National Guard and Reserve Service Members (DD Form 2648-1), and 
Service Members Individual Transition Plan Checklist (DD Form 2958) used for 
Transition Goals, Plans, Success (GPS) and will improve data accuracy, create 
efficiencies, and streamline TAP data-gathering and sharing.

2.  The new eForm was developed in three main phases and is designed to 
support the Transition GPS process:
    a.  Pre-Separation Counseling - Mandatory counseling that is provided to 
eligible Service Members by TAP staff or command career counselors to inform 
members of services, benefits, curriculum, assessments, career readiness 
standards (CRS) deliverables, and individual transition plan during and after 
their separation, retirement, or release from active duty.
    b.  CAPSTONE Review - Mandatory phase in which eligible Service Members 
produce evidence of the deliverables that meet the CRS to TAP staff or 
command career counselors before commander verification of CAPSTONE.
    c.  Commander Verification - Mandatory phase in which eligible Service 
Members produce evidence of the deliverables that meet the CRS to the 
commander or their designee before separation, retirement, or release from 
active duty.

3.  Transition officers/career counselors/transition counselors must use the 
Defense Manpower Data Center web based TAP applications online tool to review 
and submit forms at https://pki.dmdc.osd.mil/tacl/.

4.  Additional information on the eForm is available at 
http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/career/Transition/pages/tap.aspx.

5.  Point of contact is Mr. Tom Albert, OPNAV N170C, at (901) 874-4254/DSN 
882, or via e-mail at tom.albert@navy.mil.

6.  Released by Vice Admiral R. P. Burke, N1.//

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