[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 3]
[House]
[Pages 4515-4516]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                  MILITARY TRANSITION SUPPORT PROJECT

  (Mr. PETERS of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. PETERS of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to highlight the

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Military Transition Support Project, an innovative program to ease the 
transition for recently discharged veterans as they return to civilian 
life, which I helped launch last month.
  Each year, over 15,000 servicemembers are discharged in San Diego, 
and around half will choose to stay there. Over the past year, we have 
worked with our local veteran leadership, our Navy and Marine 
commanders, and the San Diego philanthropic community to create a 
central system to help servicemembers navigate through their transition 
process.
  This unique effort will improve the quality of life for 
servicemembers across San Diego. The program will begin in the last 
year of service and will give these dedicated men and women access to 
resources and continuous support throughout the transition process, 
beginning while they are still in uniform, by providing a central 
portal for benefits, employment, and housing.
  This program has the potential to serve as a model for military 
communities around the country. It represents a groundbreaking, 
collaborative effort where the military, nonprofits, and private sector 
stakeholders can come together in the cooperative spirit that is a 
hallmark of San Diego to get our veterans to work.

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