TAP Class

Good advice is often like a tuna noodle casserole your nosey neighbor drops off after someone in the family dies: you don’t want to take it and least of all eat it, but after you finally pop it in the oven and dish it up, it’s just what you needed.

Because I’ve committed to leaving the service I’m in a class this week learning skills to help me navigate the outside world. The class predictably has a title and an acronym -- Transition Assistance Program (TAP) -- and in it we’re learning about resumes, interviews, and VA benefits. As a part of the program a Navy Reserve recruiter comes to the class and pitches his wares. I think I’m [gasp!] sold. I could ramble on about benefits and guaranties and the fact that I can quit at any time (I need to look that one up for myself) but what I’d type wouldn’t be interesting or compelling and so I won’t bother. But I will say that someone once suggested the reserves to me, I thought he was crazy and didn’t know me or my situation very well, but I’ve come to realize that he was giving me appropriate and sound advice.