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Inclusion of members of special operations forces in preseparation counseling

Division A · Title XVII: Other Defense Matters · Subtitle A: Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations

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Members of special operations forces must be included in preseparation counseling before they leave the military. Those who have secured full-time employment or enrolled in education or training programs after separation receive at least three days of counseling, while others receive at least five days.

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Section Text · Sec. 1702.
(1)

by inserting (including each member of the special operations forces) after armed forces ;

(2)

by inserting (A) before Within ; and

(3)

by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: “(B) ”

(B)

The Secretary concerned shall ensure that a member described in subparagraph (A) receives preseparation counseling in the following amounts:

(i)

In the case of a member who has accepted an offer of full-time employment,or has enrolled in a program of education or vocational training, that shall commence after the member separates, retires, or is discharged, not fewer than three days.

(ii)

In the case of a member other than a member described in clause (i), not fewer than five days.