Military Service and Family Life

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.

Several new initiatives have been designed to address military spouses’ holistic employment needs, emphasizing not only their financial health, but also their social, emotional, and mental wellbeing. Learn more about how new and emerging employment resources support military spouse professional development.

Military spouses face challenges in gaining and maintaining meaningful employment. A military family’s economic security is critical to mission readiness. As such, spouse employment can greatly contribute to financial readiness.