Department of Defense Legislation

Federal law, Defense Department policy and additional regulations specific to the branches of service govern military programs, including the Voluntary Education Program.

In 2018, President Donald Trump signed the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 into law, which significantly altered the Defense Department Transition Assistance Program for the first time since 2011.

Read about the changes to the Transition Assistance Program mandated by the FY19 NDAA.