Military and Their Families: Strengthening Community Support and Preparing for Successful Employment

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?

www.ingearcareer.org

[email protected]

facebook.com/InGearCareer

@InGearCareer

www.MilitaryFamily.org

[email protected]

facebook.com/militaryfamily

@military_family

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