Preparing Ser­vice­mem­bers for Success Act

Preparing Servicemembers for Success Act

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to establish additional performance measures to evaluate the effectiveness of DOD's Credentialing Opportunities On-Line (COOL) programs in connecting members of the Armed Forces with professional credential programs.

Such measures must include the following: (1) the percentage of members, prior to separation, participating in a professional credential program through a COOL program; (2) the percentage of such individuals who go on to complete that professional credential program; and (3) the percentage of those who complete that professional credential program and are employed not later than one year after separation or release from the Armed Forces.