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Information on employment opportunities, benefits programs, scholarships and other supports for the husbands and wives of service members.
AAFES provides quality merchandise and services to authorized customers to generate earnings to supplement funds for the support of U.S. Army and Air Force Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) programs. Find the nearest BX/PX. AAFES' Web site also has free music downloads, including a Craig Norman song dedicated to the troops.
Emotional considerations for spouses and children regarding reuniting with a returning service member.
Provides information on education and employment resources for military spouses and children offered by the National Military Family Association.
Expanded HAP assists eligible homeowners who face financial loss when selling their primary residence homes in areas where real estate values have declined because of a base closure or realignment announcement.
FMLA is a federal law that guarantees unpaid leave from work to individuals with serious health conditions and to certain family members who care for them. Under the FMLA, certain family members may be eligible for unpaid leave from their jobs to care for a wounded Service Member. Read the fact sheet about recent changes to the law pertaining to military family leave.
Information on life insurance coverage for the spouse and children of Service Members insured under SGLI, including frequently asked questions, premium rate information, a comprehensive overview of the FSGLI program and more.
An organization for surviving spouses of those who died on active duty or as the result of a service connected illness or injury. Provides support and resources for surviving spouses and information about benefits and legislation concerning survivors.
Provides new Army Reserve Soldiers opportunities for employment at Inova Health System facilities once they successfully complete military occupational training in areas of critical clinical support. Also provides healthcare job opportunities to military spouses, allowing these them to transfer their skills and experience to healthcare positions at facilities wherever they are stationed.
Enhances family readiness by offering spouses an orientation to the Marine Corps lifestyle.
Provides Marine Corps spouses the opportunity to further their personal and professional growth through series of workshops and online courseware.
Online resource library for military spouse employment, education and relocation information.
Learn more about the education benefits offered by various branches of the military to the spouses of service members.
Offers a job bank, career advice and other resources for the spouses of military men and women. Includes a comprehensive listing of military spouse-friendly employers.
Specializes in employment placement solutions for military spouses, war wounded and caregivers of war wounded.
Promotes education, employment and career development of military spouses and connects military spouse career satisfaction to military retention.
Scholarships for spouses of Uniformed Services members (active duty, National Guard and Reserve, retirees and survivors) to obtain professional certification or to attend post-secondary or graduate school.
Provides tips to military families on how to reconnect after long separations and ways to cope with war and loss.
Enables caregivers and military spouses to find and participate in job placement, training and educational programs that fit around medical schedules, deployment, future rehabilitation and transitioning in the military family.
Serves the families of severely injured Service Members by helping them face the intense, life-changing challenges unique to their situations. The families of wounded warriors may complete an online survey so that QLF and other organizations can find ways to better respond to the needs of these families.
Provides information and tips for Coast Guard spouses. Information topics include pay and benefits, deployment, change of station, support programs, health, finance, customs and courtesies, and acronyms and abbreviations.
Provides links to self-employment resources for military spouses, including home-based businesses, loans and more.
Advocates for benefits and entitlements for military widows.
Provides information for new Coast Guard spouses and family covering education, family advocacy and more.
Peer-to-peer support, survivor transition assistance, emergency aid and financial planning and bereavement counseling for surviving spouses of Navy, Army, Air Force and Marine Corps Special Operations personnel killed in the line of duty since September 11, 2001.
Describes benefits available to surviving spouses and dependents of military personnel who died while in active military service and to the survivors of Veterans who died after active service.
Gives support to wives, husbands and partners of people who are chronically ill and/or have disabilities.
