Statistically,
military spouses contribute more to family income than their civilian
counterparts. As a result, spouse employment issues are critical
to military family welfare and reenlistment decisions. Family
Centers provide information and referral on employment, education,
training, and volunteer opportunities for spouses.
Title
10 US Code, Section 1056, Relocation
Assistance Programs, grants authority to provide information
on spouse employment as part of DoD Relocation Assistance Program.
Title 10 US Code, Section 1784, Employment
Opportunities for Military Spouses, establishes DoD employment
preference for military spouses.
DoD
Directive 1400.20, DoD
Program for Stability of Civilian Employment.
DoD
Directive 1400.33, Employment
and Volunteer Work of Spouses of Military Personnel.
DoD
Instruction 1404.12, Employment
of Spouses of Active Duty Military Members Stationed Worldwide.
Memorandum of Understanding Between Department of Defense and Department of Labor
2003
Relocation Assistance Conference, Dallas, TX, May 12-15.
Department of Defense Spouse Employment Conference. April
2002
One
Stop Jobs. Provides a listing of the top DoD job sites. The
site includes a section on Spouse
Preference and helpful links to other federal and commercial
sites featuring appropriated fund and non-appropriated fund positions.
DoD
Job Search (DJS). DJS features want ads, resume writing, and
referral systems geared to transitioning military personnel and
their spouses, DoD federal civilian employees, and the spouses
of relocating active-duty members.
Married
to the Military: The Employment and Earnings of Military Wives
Compared with Those of Civilian Wives.
Military
Compensation in the Age of Two Income Households: Adding Spouses
to the Mix.
Army Employment Readiness.
Air
Force Spouse Network.
USMC Family Member Employment Assistance.
The
Military Spouse Entrepreneurial Information Page.
This service of the Small Business Administration targets SBA
entrepreneurial information to the unique needs of military spouses
and offers links to online classes on starting a small business.
USA
Jobs.
The most complete compilation of Federal Jobs worldwide.
Career Voyages:
Career and job options for teens and young adults.
Military Spouse Resource Center
Scholarship/Fellowship
News. An informal listing of private and public opportunities
organized by date. Updates are posted as new information is made
available to MAPCentral.
Scholarships,
Tuition Remission and Discounts for Military Spouses.
Military.com Scholarship Search
The
Intrepid/Anheuser-Busch Fallen Heroes Fund will provide scholarships
to spouses and children of U.S. military and coalition personnel
killed during the war in Iraq.
Military
Spouses Career Network.
Portajobs.
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