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Spouse Career Assistance

MOAA spouses can get a professional look at their résumé through the Officer Placement Service (TOPS). Career counseling and résumé reviews just some of the many benefits of membership in MOAA.

5 Things Employers Want You to Know

You’ve got the goods. Employers share their best tips for military spouses seeking careers, and what they possess that already makes them attractive job candidates.

Think Outside the Box for Your Dream Job

Surprising careers are in store when you take the road less traveled. Consider taking a temporary job while you continue your search. It could be just the opportunity you were looking for.

Will Your Spouse be Seeking Employment?

As you and the family begin to think about your career transition to the civilian world, one of the key decisions you'll make will be whether your spouse will enter or reenter the work force.

Spouses Step Up in Careers

Even after years of relocating, switching careers, or taking a hiatus from work altogether, military spouses can find rewarding careers.

Loyalty to Yourself and Your Family is but One of the Challenges of Preparing for a Second Career

In the uniformed services, loyalty is an absolute. Loyalty to your commander, your command, your service, and your country is never questioned and has been instilled in your culture from the first day you put on your uniform. As you prepare to leave the uniformed services for a civilian career, however, loyalty can become one of a number of challenges you’ll face as you transition.

MyCAA Action Center

Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts (MyCAA) are an education benefit every military spouse should have access to, but right now they don't. Longer serving families are excluded. If you want to see the program fair to all spouses, there are two things you can do now.

Focus on You: A Career Handbook for Spouses

The military lifestyle brings with it the promise of travel, adventure and new experiences. On the flip side, it also guarantees a transient lifestyle, picking up and starting over every few years and challenges to maintaining a career outside the home. This publication will be a helpful resource to you in your pursuit of a career outside the home.

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