Good to Go is a tool for returning service members sponsored by the Center for Military Recruitment, Assessment and Veterans Employment, in concert with the Helmets to Hardhats program. Service members can create and customize a checklist of suggested tasks to help ease their transition to home life. The checklist covers everything from work to housing to setting goals for the future.

The Helmets to Hardhats program introduces service members looking for post-service careers to the many opportunities within the trades. But finding work is only part of the picture. Good to Go is designed to provide a life-wide perspective and prioritize tasks so the transition to civilian life is as successful as possible. The checklist begins suggesting tasks at one year from discharge with additional items at 9, 6, 3 and one month. Family and friends are encouraged to participate and service members can assign specific tasks for completion. It's an approach that acknowledges that coming home isn't just a day, it's a process.