My career challenges and pivot are not unique: Military spouses face high unemployment and sometimes discrimination with traditional in-office jobs. Estimates vary widely depending on whether ...

Career pauses because of moves, spouse’s employment, short-term employment, or child-rearing are normal. However, as a military spouse, these challenges may require some explanation. During ...

As a military spouse who has moved five times in nine years, I know how rare it is to have a stable career. I have managed to stay employed thanks to remote work, a flexible industry and an ...

It also invests in building a career, not just finding a spouse a job, the women said. Unemployment among military spouses is about 21%, according to the Defense Department. It’s hovered ...

A Joint Base Lewis-McChord military spouse speaks to a representative from the Support the Enlisted Project at a Hiring Our Heroes Career Summit on base in September 2021. (Talysa Lloyd McCall ...

23, 2021. (Talysa Lloyd McCall/Army) Margeaux Challenger, an Air Force wife, was one of the early participants in the Defense Department’s new Military Spouse Career Accelerator Pilot program ...

I'm embarrassed to admit that when I first met my husband, one of the things I told him when we started getting more serious was that I wasn't cut out to be a military spouse. I was hyper-focused ...

Career transition plans can help military spouses tackle the challenges of frequent relocations, extended deployments, and unpredictable schedules.

military spouses who remain in the workforce lose approximately $200,000 in income over the course of a 20-year military career. This family sacrifice is made with the hope that the service member ...

Verda Smith of Jacksonville was named 2025 Military Spouse of the Year by Hire Heroes USA, a national career coaching ...

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo (KRDO) -- Carving your own career as a military spouse is a challenge, to say the least. Multiple moves prove to be hurdles in momentum; the restarts are no minimal hiccups in ...