UNCLASSIFIED ROUTINE R 281715Z NOV 16 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// NAVADMIN 260/16 // MSIG/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/NOV// SUBJ/RELEASE OF THE TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ELECTRONIC FORM FOR TRANSITION GOALS, PLANS, SUCCESS COUNSELING// REF/A/DOC/DOD/26SEP16// 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(at)navy.mil. 6. Released by Vice Admiral R. P. Burke, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//