; and (ii) provide job placement counseling for the spouse in connection with the transition of the member from military life to civilian life. (b) Participation of members required The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall require the participation in the program under this section of all members eligible for assistance under the program. (c) Service required before furnishing of preseparation counseling (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary concerned shall not furnish preseparation counseling under the program under this section to a member who is being discharged or released before the completion of the first 180 continuous days of active duty of the member. (2) Retirement or separation for disability Paragraph (1) shall not apply in the case of a member who is being retired or separated for disability. (3) Determination of duration of service For purposes of calculating the days of active duty of a member under paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned shall exclude any day as follows: (A) Any day on which the member performed full-time training duty or annual training duty. (B) Any day on which the member attended, while in the active military service, a school designated as a service school by law or by the Secretary concerned. (d) Commencement and completion (1) Commencement (A) Retiring members In the case of a member who is retiring from the armed forces, the furnishing of covered counseling, information, and services to such member under the program under this section shall commence as early as possible during the 24-month period preceding the anticipated retirement date. (B) Members separated or released In the case of a member who is being separated or released from the armed forces (other than by retirement), the furnishing of counseling, information, and services to such member under the program shall commence not later than 365 days before the anticipated separation or release date. (C) Deadline for commencement Except as provided in paragraph (4), under no