Military Service and Family Life

This blog post covers mindfulness strategies to assist parents in coping with the reintegration process when a service member returns from deployment. Deployment cycles are generally defined by three stages; pre-deployment, deployment, and post-deployment or reintegration.

The workforce is evolving rapidly, and it’s essential to recognize how military spouses must remain adaptable. Upskilling is increasingly popular, helping them showcase their flexibility and resilience. Many middle-aged workers, including military spouses, are eager to develop new skills to boost their careers and improve their marketability. They simply need the right resources to succeed.

Military caregivers play an essential role in supporting service members and veterans, particularly those with traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) and associated conditions like posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Learning how to manage money is important for everyone, but it can be especially challenging for neurodivergent children, or kids whose brains work differently. Discover tips designed for parents and resources for financial professionals who are interested in working with neurodiverse clients or families with neurodiverse needs.

It’s important to be aware of the difficulties that may accompany divorce, as they have the potential to impact service members’ mental health, family stability, and ability to fulfill duties. In this blog, we will highlight some of the challenges connected to divorce and ways to support divorcing military families, particularly civilian spouses.

This blog is the third and last edition in the Military Spouse Talent Show Spotlight series, drawing from the findings of the SHRM 2024 report. Our efforts centered on retention strategies, including relocation assistance, childcare support, and inclusive workplace initiatives such as employee resource groups. These practices offer organizations a guide to retaining military spouses, helping to build a resilient and adaptable workforce.

This blog is the second edition in the Military Spouse Talent Show Spotlight series. It provides insights and strategies for recruiting and hiring military spouses, drawing from the findings of the SHRM 2024 report.

Military spouses, a skilled and often-overlooked talent pool are there in plain sight. The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) recently published a report geared towards helping employers realize the potential that military spouses hold and what organizations can do to help in the employment of military spouses.

Frequent relocations mean that military families make housing decisions more frequently than their civilian counterparts. Finding affordable and available housing can be challenging for families as they navigate a long list of “to-do’s” in their transition preparations (packing, enrolling in school, identifying new care providers, etc.).

Military family transitions, such as relocations, whether for permanent change of station orders, or other reasons, can be stressful on families and often require time to ensure that the family’s needs are met following their arrival.