Three Cheers for the Military Spouse Employment Act of 2018

Three Cheers for the Military Spouse Employment Act of 2018Three Cheers for the Military Spouse Employment Act of 2018Three Cheers for the Military Spouse Employment Act of 2018 President, www.resume-place.comMarch 19, 2018Resume Place, inc. online forum and message board for discussion of issues in the field of resume writing, career development and federal employment.REGISTER FOR ur FEDERAL JOBS WEBINAR, Mar. 22, 2018CLICK HEREAs any military spouse will tell you, being married to the military with moving up to 10 times in 20 years, can make it almost impossible to have a career for the spouse As any military spouse will tell you, being married to the military is like living the life of a gypsy family? Moving every 2 to 4 years, new location, new state, new country and NEW JOB OR NEW VOLUNTEER JOB at every location.MilitarySpouseAppreciationDay milspouse MilitaryAppreciationMonthMILITARY SPOUSES HAVE 12 TO 24 PERCENT UNEMPLOYMENTAnd for too many spouses, maintaining even the semb lance of a career is a bridge too far. Roughly 12 percent to 24 percent of military spouses want to work but are unemployed, compared to 4.1 percent of American workers overall. Thats a shameful inequality.MILITARY SPOUSE PROGRAMSThe leaders of our Armed Forces have long recognized the hardships of military family life, and theyre very concerned about the effects on retention of career servicemen and women. Existing responses to the problem are only very partial solutions. Theres the spouse hiring preference available through Executive Order 13473 and Program S, and the financial support of MyCAA, the Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts program. But sad to say, awareness of these programs is sorely lacking. Many military spouses dont even know that they exist.2018 MILITARY SPOUSE EMPLOYMENT ACT OF 2018, TIM KAINE, D-VirginiaNow, in 2018, there is new hope for better solutions for our ambitious military spouses and their families. That hope is embodied by the Military Spous e Employment Act of 2018, a bill sponsored by Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia, co-chair of the Senate Military Family Caucus and father of a Marine. The proposed legislation is co-sponsored by two U.S. senators who are mothers Kristen Gillibrand of New York and Patty Murray of Washington. Kaine anticipates that the bill will eventually become part of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act.NEW PROVISIONS OF THE BILLA key provision of the bill would give federal organizations more authority to fast-track the hiring of military spouses. Its often the case that federal jobs are the best career opportunities on or near a military kusine.The legislation, if enacted, would improve military spouses access to career training and scholarships and provide transition counseling, while also boosting professional training of career counselors at military installations.The law would support spouses efforts to achieve professional recertification when they move from state to state this would inc lude financial assistance with professional recertification and credentialing exams.Its no small thing that the law would also promote greater access to child care, a key career enabler for military spouses with kids at home.The bill mandates that the Defense Department study the feasibility of allowing spouses to run their own businesses on base and enabling those businesses to operate without paying excessive fees.Finally, the bill directs the Defense Department to expand awareness of these programs with publicity measures such as an online advertising campaign.You can track the progress of the Military Spouse Employment Act here.GET HELP WITH YOUR FEDERAL RESUMEGET A FEDERAL RESUME QUOTEFor comprehensive information on federal employment opportunities and programs for spouses, see my book, The Stars Are Lined Up for Military Spouses. Or contact The Resume Place.The Stars Are Lined Up for Military SpousesFIRST-EVER BOOK FOR MILITARY SPOUSES AND FEDERAL CAREERSWhy a federal career for Military Spouses?Great salaries, promotion potential, family friendly, family leave, training and MORE