Free reading · no account neededGuides for the road out.
Everything here is free to read, built from the same verified, source-linked data the VetPath tools run on, and re-checked on a quarterly rhythm. When you are ready for the version that knows your dates and your state, the gameplan takes about ten minutes.
The complete separation checklist
All seven phases with every official deadline - TAP at 365 days, BDD between 180 and 90, VGLI at 240 - each linked to the page that governs it.Read it The military transition timeline
Two years out to two years after - every phase, every deadline, every task linked to the official page that governs it.Read it State veteran benefits, every state
259 programs across all 50 states and D.C. - tax exemptions, tuition, hiring preference - each cited to the agency that runs it.Read it The VA disability claim, start to finish
Intent to file, the BDD window while you're still in uniform, the accredited help that's always free - and why you never pay a percentage of your own back pay.Read it SkillBridge, explained
Intern with a civilian employer during your last 180 days on full military pay - the window, the command-approval reality, and how to line it up in time.Read it The paperwork that runs your transition
DD-214, service medical records, the JST, the family's files - what goes wrong with each, and the one-folder habit that prevents it.Read it Funding a veteran-owned business
Why VetCert and WOSB certifications usually beat grants, the free SBA help, what women veterans specifically qualify for - and where real grants live.Read it Back in fighting shape
The DoD's own free workout and nutrition resources - HPRC, the Warfighter Nutrition Guide, VA MOVE! - and an honest restart plan.Read it Questions, answered straight
BDD timing, the VGLI window, GI Bill transfer rules, whether to ever pay for claims help - short answers with official sources.Read it