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    The Dismal Career Opportunities for Military Spouses

    For the partners of America’s active-duty service members, finding a stable, well-paid job is often impossible.
    by Julie Bogen Mar 28, 2019 5 minutes
    Source: Sandy Huffaker / Getty

    Updated at 4:06 p.m. EST on April 17, 2019

    During a Thanksgiving morning videoconference call with military personnel overseas, Donald Trump said: “I know I speak on behalf of all Americans when I say that we totally support you—in fact, we love you. We really do. We love you.” And data shows that he was speaking on behalf of most Americans. Nearly three-quarters of Americans expressed confidence in the United States armed forces in 2018, according to Gallup. A similar poll found that satisfaction with the military’s strength and preparedness is currently at a 15-year high, with 38 percent of respondents identifying as “very satisfied” and 40 percent as “somewhat satisfied.” Yet when it comes to supporting military families in the most tangible way—financially—the U.S. falls flat.

    [Read: The military has become Trump’s favorite prop]

    Despite for years, a revealed that nearly two-thirds of military families “experienced stress due to their current financial situation” and “37 percent feel insecure about their financial future.” at twice the rate of civilian families, and said the main reason for that difficulty is that the family’s nonmilitary partner had struggled with unemployment or underemployment (meaning she couldn’t find work in the field she was trained for).

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