Military Spouse Appreciation Day
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Military spouses are actively looking for jobs in the civilian workforce, but there is still a high unemployment rate within their ranks… There are 1,388,028 active duty personnel in the US military forces… … and 690 312 spouses with them ! High School diploma + some college Bachelor’s Degree Graduate degree Programs exist for Military Spouse tuition assistance. The MyCAA program sponsored by the Department of Defense grants up to $4000 a year for military spouse tuitions. Certificate Programs are compatible with MyCAA tuition grants and will help military spouses give a boost to their careers. Military spouses are highly educated but… …1 out of 4 military spouse are unemployed or looking for a new job … 1. Army 2. Air Force 3. Navy 4. Marine Corps Spouses by Branch of Service Sources http://www.militaryonesource.mil/12038/MOS/Reports/2012_Demographics_Report.pdf http://www.militaryfamily.org/get-info/spouse-employment/ http://www.military.com/education/money-for-school/military-spouse-career-advancement-accounts-financial-aid.html http://www.military.com/daily-news/2014/02/12/survey-finds-most-military-spouses-underemployed.html Learn more about MyCAA and Professional Development for Military Personnel at: www. training.ua.edu University of Alabama - College of Continuing Studies – Bama At Work *based on active duty spouses data *Active duty member spouses 53.6% of military spouses are 30 years old or younger… 93% of military spouses are women
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May 9th 2014 is the National Military Spouse Appreciation Day, honoring the men and women that help keeping our Armed Forces strong. They live everyday in the same world as our military personnel and May 9th is the opportunity to recognize the powerful difference spouses make in the lives of service members.
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Military spouses are actively looking for jobs in the civilian workforce, but there is still a high unemployment rate within their ranks…
There are 1,388,028 active duty personnel in the US military forces…
… and 690 312 spouses with them !
High School diploma + some college
Bachelor’s Degree Graduate degree
Programs exist for Military Spouse tuition assistance. The MyCAA program sponsored by the Department of Defense grants up to $4000 a year for military spouse tuitions. Certificate Programs are compatible with MyCAA tuition grants and will help military spouses give a boost to their careers.
Military spouses are highly educated but…
…1 out of 4 military spouse are unemployed or looking for a new
job …
1. Army 2. Air Force 3. Navy 4. Marine Corps
Spouses by Branch of Service
Sources http://www.militaryonesource.mil/12038/MOS/Reports/2012_Demographics_Report.pdf
http://www.militaryfamily.org/get-info/spouse-employment/ http://www.military.com/education/money-for-school/military-spouse-career-advancement-accounts-financial-aid.html
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2014/02/12/survey-finds-most-military-spouses-underemployed.html
Learn more about MyCAA and Professional Development for Military Personnel at:
www. training.ua.edu University of Alabama - College of Continuing Studies – Bama At Work
*based on active duty spouses data
*Active duty member spouses
53.6% of military spouses are
30 years old or younger…
93% of military spouses are
women
