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Military & Their Families:
Community Support and
Successful Employment
Military Families By the Numbers:
Who are Our Service Members?
Military Families by the Numbers:
Who Are They?
Military Spouse Education
Deployment Numbers and Effects
Veterans’ Families by the Numbers
NMFA Transition Survey—May 2014
How stressful was your family’s experience of leaving Active Duty military and transitioning to civilian life?
41%
33%
3%
6%
18%
Extremely
Stressful
Very Stressful
Somewhat
Stressful
Not Very Stressful
Not at All Stressful
% of Veteran/Retired Spouses
Veteran/Retired Spouse Transition Experience
Source: NMFA Transition Survey – May 2014
Finding employment for Service Member
Being financially prepared for transition
Understanding VA benefits & services
Replacing TRICARE
% of Military Spouses Extremely or Very Concerned with:
Relocating
Finding employment for yourself
Education opportunities for SM
Finding behavioral health care
Educational opportunities for yourself
81%
80%
74%
70%
57%
53%
36%
31%
26%
Source: NMFA Transition Survey – May 2014
Military Spouse Transition Concerns
NMFA Transition Survey—May 2014
Finding employment for Service Member
Being financially prepared for transition
Understanding VA benefits & services
Replacing TRICARE
% of Military Spouses Extremely or Very Concerned with:
Relocating
Finding employment for yourself
Education opportunities for SM
Finding behavioral health care
Educational opportunities for yourself
81%
80%
74%
70%
57%
53%
36%
31%
26%
73%
67%
45%
39%
34%
31%
5%
7%
3%
% TOP 3
Concerns
Source: NMFA Transition Survey – May 2014
Military Spouse Transition Concerns
NMFA Transition Survey—May 2014
Military Spouse Employment
Military Spouse Employment
Military Spouse unemployment threatens the financial well-being
and quality of life of military families,
thus impacting national military
retention and readiness.
Military Spouse Employment
Military Spouse Employment
Hiring Military Spouses is not
only good for your business,it is a tool that helps our military
families through transition.
What Can Military Spouses
Offer Your Organization?
MILITARY SPOUSE
PROFESSIONALS
How Do We Help Military Families?
NMFA
How Do We Help Military Families
In Gear Career
How Can You Help Service Members,
Veterans, and their Families?
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facebook.com/InGearCareer
@InGearCareer
www.MilitaryFamily.org
facebook.com/militaryfamily
@military_family
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