Who the program is for
CareerForma is designed for service members preparing for civilian careers. It helps you make sense of your experience, identify how it may connect to civilian roles, and communicate it clearly.
Access and participation details are provided through the applicable program.
What to gather
Start with what you have. Missing records or details can be identified and added later.
- DD Form 214, when available
- Joint Services Transcript
- VMET
- Evaluations
- Awards
- DA Forms 1059
- Certifications and licenses
- Education history
- Civilian work history
- Significant assignments, duties, and achievements
Military records may contain sensitive information, including SSNs or DoD ID numbers. Submit requested documents only through CareerForma's secure, authenticated intake process, and do not include unrelated medical or financial records.
What happens during guided intake
During facilitated intake, you begin building the foundation for the rest of your transition work.
- Set up your account and career profile
- Prepare the records and information you have available
- Organize your assignments and work history
- Begin secure record intake through the authenticated application
- Identify information you may need to find later
- Get facilitator assistance as needed
Different records document different things, so CareerForma uses each source according to the information it supports.
What happens after Day 1
After guided intake, you continue building and refining your transition strategy at your own pace.
- Refine your profile and work history
- Review how your experience has been interpreted
- Review supported career claims
- Explore civilian career directions
- Compare your background with job requirements
- Build resumes and other career materials
- Follow learning and development priorities
- Practice interview examples and continue journaling
New information is reviewed before it is used to support claim-backed career materials.
What participants must review
CareerForma gives you a structured starting point, but you remain responsible for reviewing your information and materials before using them.
- Personal information and dates
- Assignments and work history
- How your experience has been interpreted
- Supported career claims
- Credentials, education, and qualifications
- Target-role comparisons and readiness priorities
- Resume and career-material wording
Your review helps confirm accuracy, but factual content still needs appropriate support.
What participants build
Your work in CareerForma contributes to one connected transition foundation.
- Structured career profile
- Experience portfolio connected to source information
- Supported career claims
- Directional career alignment
- Requirement and readiness priorities
- Resumes and career materials
- Interview examples
- Learning and development direction
- Continued career journal
Career alignment supports decisions rather than guaranteeing qualification. Learning documents development progress, while claim-backed materials remain tied to supported experience.
Support model
CareerForma begins with facilitated intake. After Day 1, you continue at your own pace with facilitator support as needed and help-desk assistance where available. Access and support details depend on your program.
- Facilitated Day 1 intake
- Self-directed work afterward
- Facilitator support as needed
- Help-desk escalation where available
Privacy and information use
CareerForma uses secure, authenticated workflows to protect participant records. Review what you submit and follow the instructions provided by your program.
See the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service for more information about how data is handled and protected.
Before you submit
Review requested documents before submission and use only CareerForma's secure, authenticated intake process. Do not submit unrelated medical or financial records. Follow your program's instructions before altering or redacting an official record.
Review your profile and career materials before using them outside CareerForma.