A Paradigm Shift: Strategies for Assisting Military Spouses in Obtaining a Successful Career Path

Military spouses encounter multiple challenges obtaining jobs and building their careers.Frequent moves result in insufficient time for career planning, education, and the inability tobuild seniority. Furthermore, military spouses often take whatever job they can get, in fields oflittle or no interest, and find themselves with limited potential for professional growth. Even withhiring initiatives for military spouses, they tend to earn less than their civilian counterparts, andtend to be underemployed. This article examines the challenges military spouses encounter andprovides strategies for career practitioners to help military spouses.