The Transition Assistance Management Program (TAMP) provides career/employment assistance, vocational guidance, and transition information to separating Marines and their family members. The tools and information provided enable all separating Marines and their family members to make a successful transition from military to civilian life. Separating Marines are counseled and advised of the availability of these programs and their responsibility for attending prior to leaving the military.

Transition services and resources are provided in the Marine and Family Service Branch at each major installation. Services include workshops, counseling, assessments, and seminars such as: maditory Preseparation Counseling, manditory Transition Readiness Seminar (TRS) Employment Workshop, Career Coaching, employment and training assistance, Individual Transition Plan (ITP), career assessment, financial planning, instruction in resume preparation, job analysis techniques, job interview techniques, federal employment application information, Veteran's benefits, Disabled Transition Assistance Program, and Verification of Military Experience and Training (VMET) Form (DD-Form 2586).

Transition services are available to all Marines and their family members who are within 12 months of separation or within 24 months of retirement. On a space-available basis, separated Marines can attend workshops up to 180 days after their date of separation. Pre-separation counseling and the Transition Readiness Seminar (TRS) are manditory for all separating Marines.