Whether a service member is separating after four years, retiring after 20 years, being forced to discharge, or separating due to injury or illness, transition can be a difficult time for many veterans and their families. No two individuals experience the same situation, and not all problems can be averted.

The White House and Department of Defense have in recent months overhauled how military personnel separate from the military seeking a way to make the transition an effective and positive experience.  The Veterans Administration and US Department of Labor have actively been seeking answers to the rise in the number of unemployed veterans, which has reached 12.1 percent of the nation's unemployed.

Among those transitioning, it is estimated that 30,000 to 300,000 veterans will be affected by the invisible wounds of war (i.e., PTSD and other related mental disorders, including traumatic brain injury) as a result of the U.S.