{"id":11559,"date":"2019-10-23T19:20:20","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T19:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/10\/23\/new-dod-road-show-to-address-issues-of-spouse-employment\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:25:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:25:28","slug":"new-dod-road-show-to-address-issues-of-spouse-employment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/pay-benefits\/2019\/10\/23\/new-dod-road-show-to-address-issues-of-spouse-employment\/","title":{"rendered":"New DoD \u2018road show\u2019 to address issues of spouse employment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defense family officials soon will be taking their show on the road, listening to military spouses\u2019 concerns about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/pay-benefits\/2019\/09\/20\/secdef-enlists-governors-help-on-military-spouse-employment-issue\/\" target=_blank>employment<\/a> and other issues, and helping guide them to resources, said Deputy Secretary of Defense David Norquist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Norquist spoke at a Military Spouse Employment Partnership induction ceremony, bringing in 42 new employers who have pledged to recruit, hire and retain military spouses. Since 2011, the number of employers in the partnership has grown to about 430, and they\u2019ve hired more than 139,000 military spouses, cumulatively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the 42 new employer partners, are large and small employers ranging from Google to FETCH! Pet Care, Inc., to Raytheon, and four <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/pay-benefits\/2019\/10\/02\/is-this-military-spouse-federal-hiring-authority-working-feds-and-spouses-want-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\">federal agencies<\/a> &#8212; the departments of Veterans Affairs, Homeland Security and Agriculture, and the U.S. Census Bureau, to Raytheon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A lot of work in areas such as spouse employment is done on the ground at the installation level. For this new \u201croad show concept,\u201d Norquist said, defense officials will work with the services to identify installations that could use support from the spouse employment partnership, especially those that are highly populated or have low levels of spouse employment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe will visit these installations to meet military families, listen to their concerns, and guide them to the resources that fit their needs, introduce them to MSEP partners and help them find military friendly employers through their job search,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They\u2019ll also bring the families\u2019 messages and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/pay-benefits\/2019\/02\/07\/housing-relocation-access-to-health-care-are-top-concerns-for-military-families-in-survey\/\" target=\"_blank\">concerns<\/a> back to leadership \u201cso we can continue to improve our programs,\u201d Norquist said. It will be a two-way conversation: officials will also ensure that spouses have information about programs like Military OneSource, and the Military and Family Life Counseling program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/pay-benefits\/2019\/09\/20\/secdef-enlists-governors-help-on-military-spouse-employment-issue\/\" target=_blank>Secretary of Defense Mark Esper<\/a> has made the well-being of service members and families \u201ca critical part of our National Defense Strategy,\u201d Norquist said. Spouse employment is an important part of that well-being. About 82 percent of the nearly 1 million military spouses seek employment, and of those, about 24 percent are unemployed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The challenges of military life, such as frequent moves, deployment and work-life balance issues, child care difficulties and professional license portability, make it \u201cextraordinarily difficult to maintain and rebuild careers,\u201d Norquist said. He said he spoke last week at a Council of Governors meeting about the progress some states have made to break down barriers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/pay-benefits\/2018\/06\/08\/should-school-quality-and-spouse-employment-help-decide-where-troops-are-based\/\" target=_blank>spouse employment<\/a> and licensing, he said, \u201cbut also about how much more there is to be done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThose governors committed to make progress on this essential issue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Military spouses should be able to get a job and retain that job when they move, said second lady<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/pay-benefits\/2018\/10\/09\/second-lady-its-imperative-to-support-military-spouses\/\" target=_blank> Karen Pence<\/a>, who also spoke at the ceremony. &#8220;The Military Spouse Employment Partnership is so important to reducing the unemployment rate among our military spouses.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Military spouses hold things together on the homefront when service members are deployed, she said, and she asked the companies to spread the word about the significant role spouses play in national defense. It\u2019s not just about thanking spouses and helping them to get employment, she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey\u2019re actually contributing directly to the defense of our nation,&#8221; Pence said. &#8220;They\u2019re helping us have the businesses and the lives we get to experience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pence began her initiative a year ago to \u201celevate and encourage\u201d military spouses. She has held listening sessions with spouses all over the world, she said. Over and over, the issue of spouse employment has risen to the surface, she said. One effort is a May summit with 46 businesses to brainstorm for employment solutions for military spouses; she will reconvene the businesses in November for their ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Military spouses are competent, well-educated, flexible, hard-working and resilient, she said. \u201cEmployers who hire these spouses benefit from their tremendous talent and breadth of experience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two military spouses spoke about their difficulties in maintaining their careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Susan Trotman said when she moved to Hawaii, she applied to a number of companies for a job in her field of counseling, but it was \u201ccrickets,\u201d she said. Then she applied to be a military and family life counselor, and was hired. She works for Magellan Healthcare, which provides these counselors and other services to nearly 300 bases around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When her husband was transferred to Virginia, she contacted the MFLC program at Fort Eustis, the nearest base, to ask about a possible position. Getting that process rolling ahead of time \u201dallowed me the time to focus on what was really important, getting my boys enrolled in school &#8230;.finding a home, getting our [household goods] shipped, unpack, getting our car shipped across country. I was able to get everything settled at home and then start a job.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barbara Ashley, wife of the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, Army Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley, said during their 20 moves and 34 years of marriage, she has sold advertisements for a newspaper, worked as a secretary, been a travel agent, an office manager, worked in schools as a teacher\u2019s assistant and on the office staff, and volunteered with a number of organizations such as sports, schools, spouse clubs and other community organizations. While the types of jobs differ from spouse to spouse, the patchwork resumes are a common theme. In 2011, she started her own home-based travel business, following her passion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI wish the options you\u2019re being presented with today were available to me and my friends when I was a younger spouse,\u201d Ashley said. \u201cMilitary spouses are a unique and wonderful group\u2026.. we are planners, accountants, caretakers, hard workers, dedicated and resilient\u2026..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe may not be able to work for you for 30 years, but while we are with you, we will give you our all. We are experienced and don\u2019t need to start at the ground floor every time we PCS . . . \u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She thanked the representatives of the 42 companies, noting they\u2019ve signed on \u201cto hire some of America\u2019s best employees. I feel confident that this will turn out to be one of your best business decisions ever.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>The 42 new companies in the Military Spouse Employment Partnership are: Adcomm Installations, Inc.; Amada Senior Care; American States Utility Services, Inc.&#8217; Armed Services YMCA; Bell Techlogix; BHS; Bloomin\u2019 Brands; Cape Fox Corporation; Colorado State University &#8211; Global Campus; CWT; Datrose, Inc.; Deloitte Consulting LLP; eAssist Dental Solutions; FETCH! 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