Step 1: Schedule Your Preseparation Counseling Appointment
You may schedule your preseparation counseling appointment at your installation Transition
Assistance Office any time within a year before your planned separation date. However, since
it takes time to prepare for an effective transition, be sure to contact your Transition Assistance
Office at least 180 days before your separation. By law preseparation counseling (completion
of DD Form 2648, "Preseparation Counseling Checklist") must occur no later than 90 days prior to
separation; therefore,
if you have not had an appointment 90 days before separation, call the Transition
Assistance Office or your Navy Command Career Counselor and schedule a visit
immediately. However, it is strongly recommended that you set up your preseparation
counseling appointment at least 180 days prior to separation.
