Military Spouse Hiring Act: 4 Ways to Take Action Now!
The National Military Spouse Network (NMSN) has been spearheading a grassroots effort to bring forward legislation to help with the challenge of military spouse unemployment. The Military Spouse Hiring Act, a set of two identical bills in the US House (HR2974) and Senate (S3909), would expand the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) to include military spouses. Here are four things you can do to help get the bills passed by the end of the year.
Make Working Remotely Work for You
The idea of working from home isn’t new. Many military spouses consider working remotely to help them balance raising a family, supporting their spouse’s service, and continuing their own career growth when it’s time...
New Ways to Celebrate: Military Life Offers Inspiration
By Terri Barnes
When it comes to altered holiday plans, curtailed travel, and limited family gatherings, military families might wonder what all the fuss is about. We've been here before. Yes, we get it. It's...
Meaningful Connections Create Strong Networks
For working military spouses to re-establish themselves regularly in new locations, new jobs, and even new career fields, making meaningful connections is important. Sue Hoppin, coauthor of Stories Around the Table: Laughter, Wisdom, and...
Ten Ways to Keep PCS Stress in Check
Checklists are the cornerstone of any well-planned PCS. While stress may not actually appear on anyone’s to do list, it shows up every day of every transition. Military spouses, even those with plenty of...
Maria Reed’s Top Tips for Making a House a Home
Creating a sense of home is important, especially to military families, says army wife Maria Reed, creator and host of Moving with the Military. Even with frequent moves, she says military families can make...
Moving Kids: 5 Healthy Ways to Handle PCS
For military children, moving encompasses the best and worst of military life. Kids in military families say they enjoy seeing new places, experiencing new cultures, and meeting new people, but they don’t like saying...
Knocking on Doors: Jacey Eckhart on Career Transitions
The career landscape for military spouses changes at every stage of the game. Jacey Eckhart is an experienced navy wife and mom. She speaks around the world. She’s an author, a sociologist, a humorist....
Keeping Traditions in Transition: Making Spirits Bright.
By Terri Barnes
In military life, holiday traditions are like military families: portable and adaptable. Because they celebrate in many different circumstances and locations—sometimes even in mid-move—military families look for creative ways to make spirits...
Six Ways a Portable Education Binder Eases School Changes
For the mobile military student, a portable Education Binder is an important tool for success. Amanda Trimillos and Stacy Allsbrook-Huisman, authors of Seasons of My Military Student: Practical Ideas for Parents and Teachers, say the...