A Quote by Brianna Keilar
In military families, the service member is frequently the breadwinner. Constant moves make steady employment a challenge for non-military spouses.
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Most employers see breaks in employment as a blemish on a resume. In the case of military spouses, however, it's due to their frequent moves.
On Veterans Day, the country honors those in uniform and the sacrifices they have made across the globe. But as a military spouse who reports on the issues facing military families, I've learned that one of the biggest challenges is when a service member transitions out of the armed forces and into the civilian workforce.
Military spouses serve, too, and it's critical we work together to ensure our country's military spouses have the jobs they need and deserve.
The challenges military families face from frequent relocations and deployments are themselves patches of service, and that's why supporting our military families is one of my top priorities in Congress.
I mean, that's the least we should do for these men and women [veterans and military spouses], is to make sure they come back to jobs that pay, to career opportunities, that these spouses are able to add a second income to their households, because these families do not have a lot of resources.
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I signed up for military service in the months following 9/11, and later, as a military intelligence officer, I felt called, like so many others, to volunteer for deployment and service in Afghanistan.
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