Working Around the Military: Challenges of Military Spouse Employment

Abstract

Successful recruiting and retention of the active duty force depends in large part on the extent to which service members and their spouses are satisfied with the military lifestyle. Prior research suggests both that the most satisfied military families are those with an employed spouse and that the influence of military spouses on service member retention decisions has increased with the proportion of military spouses working outside the home. The majority of military spouses are employed. Nonetheless, the RAND Corporation finds that they are less likely to be employed, are more likely to be seeking work, and earn less than comparable civilian spouses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA595919

Entities

People

  • Daniela Golinelli
  • Laura W. Castaneda
  • Margaret C. Harrell
  • Nelson Lim

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

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  • Biomedical

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  • Active Duty
  • Corporations
  • Department Of Defense
  • Distance Learning
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Families (Human)
  • Health Care
  • Homeland Security
  • Intellectual Property
  • Labor
  • Labor Markets
  • Military Families
  • Motivation
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Security

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  • Naval Personnel Management