Built to meet counselor standards.
Forge Protocol is designed around the frameworks VA VR&E counselors, TAP advisors, and workforce program managers use to evaluate career readiness. The outputs — resume, KSA narratives, and OPM compliance review — are built to the same standards counselors apply, so your documents are ready for their review.
TAP Program — DoD
Forge is designed as a structured career coaching resource for outbound service members navigating post-separation job search.
VA Vocational Rehabilitation (VR&E)
VR&E counselors build individualized plans. Ask yours what supports your plan can include.
DOL American Job Centers
Your local American Job Center offers free, individualized career services for veterans and job seekers.
VSO Partnerships
American Legion, VFW, and IAVA chapters can offer discounted access for members navigating career transition.
Find the support you've earned
Funding and support for your transition
Forge Protocol is not an approved provider under VA, Department of Labor, or state workforce programs, and no program has agreed to pay for a Forge subscription. We say that plainly because your benefits matter too much to guess about.
What Forge can do is help you find the free and funded support you've earned. Forge includes a step-by-step guide and official links to locate the right office near you.
VR&E (Chapter 31): For veterans with a service-connected disability rating that affects employment. A Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor builds an individualized plan that can include training, job-search help, and resume support. Your counselor decides what your plan covers.
VET TEC 2.0: VA-funded technology training through VA-approved providers in fields like cybersecurity, cloud, and software. Check your eligibility on VA.gov.
American Job Centers and DVOP specialists: Free, individualized career services for veterans at your local American Job Center, including access to WIOA-funded training at state-approved providers.
TAP: Transition curriculum and counseling for separating service members. Your TAP counselor can point you to the right resources.
Before relying on any benefit, talk to your counselor. Program rules change, and eligibility is decided by the VA, the Department of Labor, or your state office, not by Forge.
Our veteran annual plan is priced to be affordable out of pocket, so cost doesn't stand between you and your job search while you pursue these larger benefits.