Honor the service and sacrifice of our veterans, retirees, wounded warriors and families by preserving the highest possible quality of life, on our installations and wherever soldiers serve and live. Once a soldier, always a soldier.- General Raymond T. Odierno USA’s Institute of Land Warfare has recently released a new publication."Soldier for Life" (Torchbearer Issue Paper, June 2014) describes the quality of the American Army, an all-volunteer force whose premier status is due to the sacrifice of the soldiers – the centerpiece of the Army.Given the scope of their sacrifice, soldiers have a reasonable right to expect that adequate resources will be available to help them make their eventual transition from military to civilian life.Soldier for Life (SFL), a program established by the Army, works to provide opportunities for soldiers who are in transition.The program does not provide new services to transitioning soldiers.SFL synchronizes the existing resources, making them more accessible to the individual soldier, retired soldier, veteran and family member.Without efforts such as this, the quality of America’s all-volunteer Army could suffer; it is a quality underpinned by the faith and trust of these service members that their country will honor their commitment, selfless service and sacrifice by helping them to succeed in transitioning to civilian life.This and other ILW publications are available online at http://www.ausa.org/ilw and can also be obtained by calling (800) 336-4570, Ext. 4630, or by e-mailing a request to ilwpublications@ausa.org.