Employment Opportunities & Career Resources

Army Spouse Employment, Career and Education Information 

Supporting the employment and development of spouses ultimately contributes to improving quality of life and workforce readiness.

Your gateway to success begins with contacting a career coach with Military One Source that will assist in matching your interest, skills 

and goals to a career path or visit an Employment Readiness Specialist at your local Army Community Service (ACS).

American Corporate Partners 

https://www.acp-usa.org/ 

Career One Stop-American Job Centers

https://www.careeronestop.org/LocalHelp/AmericanJobCenters/find

-american-job-centers.aspx

Hiring Our Heroes

https://www.hiringourheroes.org/military-spouses/

Institute for Veterans and Military Families

https://ivmf.syracuse.edu/veteran-and-family-resources/startinggrowing-a-business/

Military Benefits

https://militarybenefits.info/work-from-home-jobs-for-militaryspouses-veterans/

Military Spouse

https://www.militaryspouse.com/

Military Spouse Employment Partnership

https://myseco.militaryonesource.mil/portal/msep/jobsearch

Military Transition

https://www.military-transition.org/spouse-resources.html#mentor

National Military Family Association, Spouse-Owned Business

https://scholarships.militaryfamily.org/spouse-owned-businessfunding/

Operation We Are Here

http://www.operationwearehere.com/MilitarySpouseEmployment.ht

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USA Jobs

https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/uniquehiring-paths/military-spouses/

Army Emergency Relief (AER) 

https://www.armyemergencyrelief.org/scholarships/ 

College Scholarships

http://www.collegescholarships.org/scholarships/spouse.h

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Department of Veterans Affairs Programs

https://www.va.gov/education/survivor-dependentbenefits/

Fastweb 

https://www.fastweb.com/

Fisher House-Scholarships for Service 

http://search.militaryscholar.org/

National Military Family Association

https://scholarships.militaryfamily.org/offers/nmfa-spousescholarship/

Military Benefits

https://militarybenefits.info/base-clubs-offer-scholarshipsfor-military-spouses/

Spouse Education & Career Opportunities (SECO)

https://myseco.militaryonesource.mil/portal/spouseprofile/

spousefundingsources/searchresults

Spouse Education & Career Opportunities (SECO)-

MyCAA 

https://mycaa.militaryonesource.mil/mycaa/

Institute for Veterans and Military Families

https://ivmf.syracuse.edu/veteran-and-familyresources/starting-growing-a-business/

Army Community Service (ACS) offers information on area 

employers, job networking groups and has computers, printers, 

fax machines, digital senders, and telephones to aid in the 

spouses' job search.

Contact your local ACS today.

Military Spouse Preference 

Military spouses serve a pivotal role in 

contributing to the financial and 

personal success of military families. 

In 2008, President Bush established 

Executive Order 13473, the 

noncompetitive appointing authority for 

certain military spouses that allowed 

hiring into permanent, term, or 

temporary positions in the Federal 

Government.

The intent was to assist military 

spouses gain employment with the 

Federal government as part of an 

effort to recruit and retain skilled and 

experienced members of the armed 

forces, and to recognize and honor the 

service of members injured, disabled 

or killed while on active duty. 

A spouse of a member of the Armed 

Forces now remains eligible for 

noncompetitive appointment (under 

E.O. 13473) for the duration of the 

spouse’s relocation to the permanent 

duty station of the member. 

Previously, military spouses were only 

eligible for appointment under the 

noncompetitive authority (E.O. 13473) 

for the first two years following the 

date of their sponsor’s PCS orders. 

That is no longer the case and 

spouses of a member of the Armed 

Forces remain eligible for appointment 

the duration of the sponsor’s tour. For 

more information, visit your local 

civilian personnel office.

Nonappropriated Fund (NAF) Opportunities

Are you a current NAF Child and Youth 

Program Assistant? Child and Youth Services 

(CYS) Employee Assignment Tool (CEAT) enables 

current NAF employees in Child and Youth Program 

Assistant (CYPA) positions to voluntarily request a 

noncompetitive transfer to another Army installation 

at the same grade/pay level, without a break in 

service. Employees must register in CEAT to be 

considered eligible for a noncompetitive transfer. For 

more information, visit your servicing CPAC office.

Do you live on post and interested in starting 

your own child care business? Consider Family 

Child Care (FCC) opportunities. FCC was created 

with the military spouse in mind. The FCC provides 

support, free training, free referrals, free resources 

and child care subsidies. FCC continues to be a 

cost effective child care delivery system, offering 

parents quality programming at a 15% cost savings 

compared to child development centers. For more 

information on FCC opportunities, contact the 

Garrison CYS office. 

Military Spouse Licensing 

Reimbursement Program 

Frequent moves can cause obstacles for spouses 

with occupational licenses. Many states help 

licensed military spouses by allowing for expedited 

applications, temporary licenses, or license 

reciprocity. In many circumstances, military spouses 

who move from one state to another because of 

change-of-station orders are eligible for 

reimbursement costs up to $500. 

For more information, visit U.S. Department of 

Labor-Military Spouses, 

https://www.veterans.gov/milspouses/ 

Education (Scholarships and More)

Investing in spouse employment and future career opportunities!

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