https://mosroadmap.com/tags/military-separation/Recent content in Military-Separation on MOS RoadmapHugoen-usjohnnyhashim@gmail.com (Sgt Hashim)johnnyhashim@gmail.com (Sgt Hashim)Thu, 20 Aug 2026 02:17:46 -0400https://mosroadmap.com/guide/18-month-military-separation-checklist/Thu, 20 Aug 2026 06:15:35 +0000johnnyhashim@gmail.com (Sgt Hashim)https://mosroadmap.com/guide/18-month-military-separation-checklist/<ul> <li>Complete or begin Individualized Initial Counseling and Pre-Separation Counseling no later than 365 days before separation, with the details recorded on DD Form 2648.</li> <li>File a Benefits Delivery at Discharge claim between 180 and 90 days before your actual last day of active service and remain available for exams for 45 days after filing.</li> <li>Complete TAP Capstone, the separation health assessment, and the dental examination no later than 90 days before separation.</li> <li>Leave sellback is limited to 60 career days and pays base pay only, while ordinary leave accrues at 2.5 days per month.</li> <li>Report household-goods loss or damage through the applicable process within 180 days after delivery.</li> </ul> <h2 id="put-these-five-deadlines-on-your-calendar-first">Put these five deadlines on your calendar first</h2> <p>Count backward from your <strong>actual last day of active service</strong>. Do not use your terminal-leave start, SkillBridge start, permissive TDY, or final day in the unit.</p>