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Jill Biden helps launch new employer challenge for military spouses
The spouse employment initiative is an effort to "stave off a national security crisis."
By Karen Jowers
Green Beret turned playwright hopes for healing with Veterans Day movie release
“Last Out” begins streaming on Veterans Day.
The Spouse Angle Podcast – Up this week: How the Military Has Been a ‘Welcoming Community’ for This Gay Military Spouse
Brian Alvarado, the first same-sex military spouse to receive the Navy Spouse of the Year Award, shares how the military’s transformation since the “don’t ask, don’t tell” era has shaped his family’s service.
By Military Times staff
To be truly inclusive, companies must recruit and hire military spouses
Military Spouse Appreciation Day is May 7.
By Meredith Lozar, Lauren Weiner and Donna Huneycutt
The Spouse Angle Podcast — This week: top challenges of military life for troops and families
The latest results of the annual Blue Star Families Military Lifestyle Survey are in. Hear how much the coronavirus pandemic has impacted military families and which challenges still remain consistent – COVID-19 or not.
By Military Times staff
The Spouse Angle Podcast — Up this week: Why it’s Getting Easier for Spouses to Transition Their Careers
More states are passing laws to make it easier for military spouses to transfer professional licenses after a move. A lawyer and a teacher share some of the barriers they’ve faced when having to transfer their careers after a PCS.
By Military Times staff
The Spouse Angle Podcast — Up this week: Why Many Military Families With Special Needs Aren’t Using a Program Designed for Them
The military offers dedicated resources for families with special medical and educational needs. Yet according to a new survey, many families don’t know about it.
By Military Times staff
The Spouse Angle Podcast — Up this week: The mental health toll of military spouse unemployment
New research sheds light on the way unemployment can affect the mental health of military spouses and their families. In this episode, two spouses share their struggles and how they finally found work success.
By Military Times staff
Helping veterans tell their stories: Retired Green Beret’s storytelling nonprofit hold virtual show to fund new theater
The Veterans Day event will feature music from veteran groups, intimate storytelling from individual veterans and theatrical performances of scenes from “The Things They Carried,” “All My Sons,” and “Last Out: Elegy of a Green Beret.”
By Davis Winkie
WWII vet’s 107th birthday brings parade of well-wishers, thanks to California non-profit
Welcome Home Military Heroes saluted WWII vet Henry Barba with a 50-vehicle parade on Saturday, the organization's 34th such vehicle salute since the pandemic began. The group also welcomes troops returning home.
By Harm Venhuizen
How the new COVID response bill would impact feds
The scaled-down HEROES Act still contains language that would keep feds out of the office and provide more straightforward avenues for those that contract the disease.
By Jessie Bur