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Resume Tips

Whether you are entering the job market for the first time or simply updating your resume, it is important to consider a few things. When you apply for a job, your resume is likely to just get a short glance, so it should make a positive impact right away. You...
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Applying Military Experience to Civilian Employment

The skills and experience you have gained as a member of the military are extremely valuable to employers and important in today’s workplace. However, you have been immersed in the culture of the military, and may have difficulties explaining your skills to a prospective employer in a way they can...
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How to Leave a Job Gracefully

If you’re a working military spouse, you know that we get a lot of experience at leaving jobs when Uncle Sam sends us elsewhere. Even though we don’t get a real choice in the matter, we can choose to be responsible, considerate, and helpful when we break the news and...
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National Guard and Reserve: Your Rights in the Workplace

If you are a member of the National Guard or Reserve with a full-time civilian job, you are entitled to certain benefits and protections when you are called to active duty to mobilize or deploy. Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act Overview USERRA is an act that protects members...
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We Can Do It: 4 Challenges and 6 Solutions for Military Spouse Education and Careers

Do you ever feel like being a military spouse is a full-time job all by itself? During my husband’s last deployment, I often said that I had two full-time jobs; one required keeping the office at the local funeral home running smoothly, and the other required assembling and mailing care...
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Military Education and Scholarships

Among the greatest benefits of serving in the United States military are the education benefits granted. They are offered for service members, veterans, and their families, and they allow you to earn money for school, support for your education, and the means and methods to save time and cash during...
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The Scam of Online Universities

The day that many members of the Armed Forces leave the service, they’re overwhelmed by confusion about the direction of their life. For years, their focus has been on deployments, readiness, training for combat, appeasing the First Sergeant or Senior Chief and all of the aspects of military life. Many...
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Full-Time Student on the GI Bill? You Might Be In a Unique Tax Situation

I had someone propose an interesting question to me the other day regarding Tax Returns. The basic question went something like this: “I’m a full-time student on the GI Bill and I have zero income. Should I file a tax return?” My first thought was, “No you have no requirement...
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Choosing an Online School: Safety Tips for your Education

For service members or military spouses seeking higher education, online programs often sound like the perfect choice. Online classes are portable, so you don’t have to transfer every time you move, and mid-semester PCS or deployment orders are much less likely to wreck your transcript if you can take your...
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Financial Aid For Military Spouses (Part 2)

Part 1 of this article covered financial aid options which are available to everyone. As military spouses, we face unique challenges in our educational pursuits; fortunately, we also have access to unique resources to help fund our educations, such as Career Advancement Accounts and a number of scholarships specifically for...
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