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This project examined entrepreneurship, remote work, and upskilling as drivers of economic success for military spouses.

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This report sets forth a call to action for leaders in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors to take bold steps to achieve the shared goal of ensuring the effective transition of our nation’s military service members and their families into meaningful employment.

This document is the product of extensive research and discussion by the working group A Collective Effort: Workforce Development Solutions for the 21st Century Military Spouse. The group joined private and public sector leaders to work together on the issue of military spouse unemployment and underemployment.

Military spouses have long faced employment challenges. Frequent moves, remote duty locations, and state licensing requirements make it difficult, if not impossible, to find a job or advance a career.

Testimony of Elizabeth O’Brien, Senior Director of Military Spouse Programs, Hiring Our Heroes, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation before the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.