SPOUSE RESOURCES

• Ranger Spouse Network LinkedIn

• Free year of LinkedIn premium access for mil spouses

• Military Special Operations Collaborative- This is a powerful network of mil spouses active in the SOF family space, but with an interest in health and wellness. Good networking opportunity.

• Document to save regarding retirees and death of service member.

• Blue Star Families- Offers spouse employment and education programs

• Hire Our Heroes USA & Hiring Our Heroes Military Spouse Program- Employment programs and networks for military spouses

• Military.com Spouse Careers- Resume building, job search assistance, and more

• Military Spouse Advocacy Network (MSAN)- MSAN offers a career advocate as well as mentors for all aspects of military life

• Military Spouse Behavioral Health Clinicians (MSBHC)- Assist military spouses on their journey as mental health professionals

• Military Spouse Corporate Career Network

• Military Spouse eMentorship- Online mentoring program for military personnel, veterans and military spouses

• Military Spouse Employment Partnership (MSEP)- Connects military spouses with hundreds of partner employers who have committed to recruit, hire, promote and retain military spouses.

• Military Spouse JD Network (MSJDN)- A group for military spouse attorneys, MSJDN offers networking and advocacy for spouses seeking to continue their law careers.

• The MilSpo Project- Supports military spouse entrepreneurs through local chapters and online resources.

• National Military Family Association- Offers scholarships to assist with education, licensure, etc

• National Military Spouse Network- Provides quality content, mentoring, networking opportunities and resources including a monthly newsletter and bi-annual digital magazine.

• Spouse Education and Career Opportunities (SECO)- Provides free job coaching, assessments, tools and resources for military spouses. The site includes tools for resume building, career assessments, creating career goals, exploring education and licensing help and researching occupations.

• USO Rally Point 6 (RP/6)- The USO Pathfinder Transition Program works with strategic partners to connect service members and military spouses to resources through a holistic approach, focusing on employment, education, financial readiness, and mentorship

• Veterans Career Transition Program (VCTP)- For military spouses and veterans, VCTP offers free professional skills assistance and training through Syracuse University's Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF).

• Veterans ASCEND- An intentional hiring model to align military talent across your organization matched on skills, location and salary. They do the work of automatically matching your skills profile with employers. Employers then contact you for an interview. Veterans ASCEND connects you to opportunities aligned with your skills. No resume. No search. No applying first to get to an interview. (Free for all Service Members, Veterans, and Military Spouses)

• Triple Impact- A unique, Veteran-Owned communications solutions firm based solely in the US, utilizing primarily the spouses of American soldiers. This concept creates a diverse workforce pool of 650,000 skilled workers, that share the military values of disciplined dedication, loyalty and efficiency, for enhanced services that provide better business outcomes.

• Re-written OPM rule- Spouses no longer need relocation (PCS) orders to a specific area to be eligible for non-competitive federal employment consideration.

• Transferring Your Professional License

• USAA Jobs: Providing services to spouses that are looking for government work- and those jobs that will transfer with the service member. Application Process and Unique Hiring Paths for Spouses

• The DOD’s Spouse Education and Career Opportunities (SECO) program recently launched the Military Spouse Career Accelerator Pilot (MSCAP) partnering with Deloitte and Hiring Our Heroes. This new opportunity will place military spouses into a 12 week, PAID fellowships with employers across the country and remotely. The goal of this initiative is to see mispouse participants move from fellow to full-time at the conclusion of their fellowship.