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Few facts about Military Spouses:

Military Spouses combine talent, training, and unique skills cultivated by the rigors of military family life.

Military spouses know that a change is always inevitable. The unique nature of military family life demands that spouses remain ready to adapt and adjust to change. Part of adapting to change entails the development of new skills appropriate to the novel situation. Accordingly, military spouses develop coping mechanisms for dealing with and adapting to change. As a result of their geographic mobility, military spouses have gained experience in a variety of organizations and in a variety of settings.

Over half of all military spouses have some college training. More than one-fifth has earned a bachelor’s degree. One in twenty holds one or more graduate or professional degrees. Many are licensed or certified in skilled trades or professional fields, with experience in a variety of different types and sizes of organizations, and invariably in different parts of the country-- or even the world.

Typical of the diversity of their experience, some military spouses' careers have combined experience in their field across industries, along with different positions within a single industry. This unique blend of knowledge and exposure enables them to see things from a much wider perspective.

Military Spouses are indeed a special breed!