Can Army wives have careers?

Military Spouse Careers: Search hundreds of thousands of jobs for military spouses. Military Spouse Corporate Career Network: Provides service in employment so that every military spouse, caregiver, and military family member can have a pathway to a portable career within their chosen career paths.
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What kind of jobs do military wives have?

There are a wide range of roles that military spouses can explore in Health Care & Social Assistance; a few potential job functions include becoming a nurse, therapist, health caregiver, dental hygienist, pharmacy technician or medical assisting personnel. Educational Services.
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Can a military wife have a career?

Holding down a job while your spouse is in the military is easier than you might think. While the military often throws a monkey wrench into best-laid plans, your career doesn't have to be one of them. Military spouses have successful careers in all types of industries.
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Do military spouses get job preference?

As a military spouse, you may be eligible for something called military spouse employment preference or MSP, for short. This program allows you the opportunity to apply for federal jobs -- which means you aren't limited to positions that may be temporary like seasonal hiring.
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Why do most military wives not work?

90 percent of working military spouses report being underemployed. This means that military spouses possess more formal education/experience than needed at their current or most recent position. Moving from duty station to duty station it's challenging to find work in a niche specific area.
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How hard is it being a military wife?

The life of a military spouse is undeniably challenging. Being away from your partner for months or years at a time, assuming the role of a single parent, trying to balance a career while moving so often – all of these realities of military life can take its toll.
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What benefits does a Army wife get?

Military marriages come with benefits.

As a military spouse, you have access to career and education support, non-medical counseling, financial benefits and much more. All free and available 24/7.
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Who qualifies for military spouse preference?

To be eligible for MSP, the spouse must: (1) be married to an active duty member of the U.S. Armed Forces; (2) reside within the commuting area of the military sponsor's permanent duty station (PDS); (3) meet all pre-employment criteria and be immediately appointable under the applicable recruitment procedures; and (4) ...
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What is a military spouse PPP?

Military spouse preference (MSP) is a special federal hiring authority that allows spouses to be noncompetitively considered for federal positions. Previously with PPP, military spouses had to go into an office on their new installation to register for MSP.
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Are spouses on military orders?

In 2009, the President signed an Executive Order that provides a non-competitive appointment authority for hiring certain qualified military spouses, spouses of disabled veterans, and un-remarried widows/widowers of veterans.
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How successful are military marriages?

The divorce rate for military marriages is higher than the civilian divorce rate, and combat experience is related to a 62 percent increase in the risk of divorce.
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What percentage of military wives work?

89% have some college education. 30% have a four-year degree, while 15% have an advanced degree. Underemployment: 31.6% of military spouses are employed part-time, but may prefer full-time work.
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How many military spouses are unemployed?

The survey found that 20% of military spouses in the labor force are unemployed and actively seeking work.
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Can a girlfriend live on army base?

No. Unless you are married she will not be recognized as your dependent. You cannot be assigned housing for a family without dependents. And no one can live in your quarters who is not a dependent.
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What can a military spouse do?

As a husband or wife of a service member, you get to be an active participant in the military family. You are also eligible for many benefits, including health care, shopping privileges on base and access to base recreation facilities and other programs.
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Can I be a nurse and a military spouse?

Most diploma and associate nursing programs usually take about two years to complete, making nursing a popular occupation among military spouses. The shorter education requirements typically allow a spouse to complete his or her studies before relocating, earning a highly respected and portable degree.
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Can a military spouse work on base?

Can Military Members and Their Spouses Work On-Base? Yes, they can. If you are a military member, have completed training, and settled at your first duty station, you can earn additional money by working on-base.
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What does spousal preference mean?

Military Spouse Preference (MSP) is a Department of Defense (DoD) program created to lessen career interruption for spouses who have to relocate via PCS. It's not just for any job, either. It's a program that allows spouses to be noncompetitively considered for well-paid government positions.
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What is a DD214?

What is a DD214? The Defense Department issues to each veteran a DD-214, identifying the veteran's condition of discharge - honorable, general, other than honorable, dishonorable or bad conduct. You can find a sample DD-214 which can help you determine if a veteran served in armed combat HERE.
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Are military spouses civilians?

This has come up more and more over the last few years. When you marry someone in the military you become a military family and you are no longer a civilian family. Does the spouse serve? No.
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What defines a military spouse?

Military spouse means a person who is married to a military service member who is currently on active duty.
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Can your wife deploy with you?

Unfortunately, the whole idea of visiting your spouse during deployment is highly unlikely. There's a reason the military isn't sending you with them! If you were to be truly flexible enough to jump on a plane whenever your spouse says “Go,” you would still have a horribly priced plane ticket.
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Do you get paid more in the army if you're married?

Although not known as "military marriage pay," service members do receive a pay increase as part of their housing and cost-of-living allowances after they get married.
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Why do military guys marry so fast?

Jon said he thinks young military members get married so quickly because of young love and the ability to grow up faster. "The military is a way for you to start earning and providing for a spouse faster than earning a degree through college," said Jon. "I would attribute it to impatience."
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Are military wives faithful?

In short, no. Military service members and their spouses are just like every other person out there- some are good and some are bad (that's not to say if you cheat that you are “bad” but being in the military doesn't automatically make you a cheater either- you make that choice on your own).
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