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Acronym Glossary
ACAP Army Career and Alumni Program Program that provides mandatory preseparation counseling and other transition and employment assistance to Army service members and veterans
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
AFRC Airmen and Family Readiness Centers Centers at Air Force bases throughout the country that provide mandatory preseparation counseling and other transition and employment assistance to Air Force service members and veterans
AM-VETS American Veterans
A membership organization of veterans that focus on
legislation, programs, and services for America’s veterans
Chapter 30 Montgomery GI Bill—Active Duty Bill that provides education bene ts to veterans
Chapter 1606
Montgomery GI Bill—Selected Reserve
education bene ts to members of the Selected Reserve
CMRAVE Center for Military Recruitment, Assessment and Veterans’ Employment
A nonpro t organization that is in charge of the Helmets to
Hardhats program
CTC Concurrent Technologies Corporation Independent, nonpro t, applied scienti c research and development professional services organization listed as one of the 35 top veteran employers
CVE VA Center for Veterans Enterprise
Part of the VA OSDBU that assists veterans in starting and building businesses and maintains the federal government portal for veteran-owned businesses known as VETBIZ GOV
CWT VA Compensated Work Therapy Program A rehabilitation program through VA that matches and
supports work ready veterans in competitive jobs, and consults with business and industry regarding speci c employment needs
DANTES Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support
Provides support for o -duty voluntary education programs of the DoD and conducts special projects and developmental activities in support of education-related DoD functions
DAV Disabled American Veterans Membership organization that provides services and
promotes policies to better the lives of disabled veterans and their families
DTAP Disabled Transition Assistance Program Program that includes the normal three-day TAP workshop plus additional hours of individual instruction to help determine job readiness and address the special needs of disabled veterans
DVOP Disabled Veterans Outreach Program (and Representatives)
As part of the VETS program, DVOPs are state employees that specialize in developing job and training opportunities for veterans with service-connected disabilities
EEOC United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Commission that enforces the employment provisions of the
ADA
ESGR Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve
A DoD organization that promotes cooperation and understanding between Reserve component members and their civilian employers and assists in the resolution of con icts arising from an employee’s military commitment
ETA DOL Employment & Training Administration
As part of DOL, administers federal government job training
and worker dislocation programs, federal grants to states for public employment service programs, and unemployment insurance bene ts Services are primarily provided through state and local workforce development systems
FFSC Fleet and Family Support Centers
Centers at Navy bases that provide mandatory preseparation counseling and other transition and employment assistance to Navy service members and veterans
IADT Initial Active Duty for Training
Authorized training performed by a member of a Reserve
Component not on active duty or active duty for training and consisting of regularly scheduled unit training assemblies, additional training assemblies, periods of appropriate duty, or equivalent training
IDP Individual Development Plan
Enhanced service provided under the Gold Card initiative
IRR Individual Ready Reserve
A category of the Ready Reserve of the Reserve Component
of the Armed Forces of the United States composed of former active duty or reserve military personnel
Bill that provides
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