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For military spouses who chose to sideline their career, would you mine sharing the challenges you've encountered in maintaining your marriage and family?
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Some fields/careers are better for military spouses than others. Spouses that I knew who were able to hit a new town and be employed right away worked as nurses, teachers, pharm techs, dental hygenists, accountants.
It's tough if you pick a profession like Real Estate agent where it takes alot of time to build up clients and word of mouth and become knowledgeble about the local market.
My husband was Air Force. I taught school, never had a problem getting a new job. Regret? We got a divorce, and my retirement /pension is a joke...but no big deal. I enjoyed my life.
We married 10 years into his career and I had been in mine for 10 years since. I learned on my first pcs that no one wants to hire you because they know you're not going to be sticking around very long. So it occurred to me that every time we move, I have to start over or at the bottom of the workplace. I have a profession that's highly transferable but there is still a sacrifice. I was hoping to get feedback from others in similar positions. Thank you Jasper. Our marriage is currently strong but I don't want what happened to you, to happen to me. Fortunately, I have 20 years until retirement age but If I'm not working due to constant moves (or fickle economy) that does me no good.
I learned on my first pcs that no one wants to hire you because they know you're not going to be sticking around very long.
That really depends on a lot of factors, where you are located etc...
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So it occurred to me that every time we move, I have to start over or at the bottom of the workplace.
It eventually occurred to my wife. She went Federal Service and recently retired at the age of 58. Her college was paid for by the Gov, and had a few transfers with promotions. She could have done better and she could have done worse. In the end, we both would have liked to have gone overseas again... Our family was together for 40 months in Germany and we loved it.
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Originally Posted by MAXIALE02
I was hoping to get feedback from others in similar positions.
Not sure how similiar. The military offers a lot of options, I stayed in 22 years, had a good paying job when I retired. I worked in the D.C Area, saved for 10+ years and we I was able to retire at age 51. I still do some part time consulting. Got rid of a lot of my toys (Car's, Motorcycles, Airplanes etc). We are both happy...
Go to school. Stay at home mode, is reality for many spouses including mine. Per my wife, going to school while i was on active duty was the greatest motivator.
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