My wife and I are trying to decide between Army reserves and full time active. She's concerned about jobs available to her. She is now working for the state in the disability benefits program working on claimant's cases. I'm hoping many people will reply with positive experiences as I'm leaning towards full time. Can wives work at the bases, too? We're looking around the big cities like New York, D.C., etc.
Thank you, again!
2007-09-05 01:39:23 · 10 answers · asked by sean_bahr 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Check this link out... http://www.milspouse.org/... hopefully it will help. (MilSpouse.org is your resource library for military spouse employment, education and relocation information. Here you will find links to employment related information and other resources for military spouses and military families.)
2007-09-05 02:23:58 · answer #1 · answered by legalstudent25 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey I am an army wife too and I live like an hour from you. You should see if they are hiring any baggers at the commissary i use to work at mine and we have a very tiny base and i always made at least 10 bucks an hour, up to 30 bucks an hour and thats ONLY from tips. Ive never been on yur base but ive been to schweinfurt if u cant find any jobs u should see if their is anythign open there, that is if you are willing to drive like 30 minutes right? I cant remember the exact website you can search job listing at any place but you can go to yur local ACS office and they usually should have a print out of all the jobs currently availiable with the codes for the job titles and they can help you and give you the applications needed and u just fill the info in with the job code that u want and yur SSN and name and all that basic stuff. Because u are a spouse u get priority for a job over anyone else even if they have experience and u dont, u are a spouse so u get priority for a job. u should get the supplimental application forms. Hope this halps! Oh and also for whoever that was that said "its germany get out there find a farmers market!" Uh HELLO its germany their aint **** to do here. And a farmers market? yeah right like we have those. We do have freash fruit sometimes on the side of the road u can pick for example i got strawberries today mmm they were way less expensive and way tastier then at the commissary. And also if u dont find a job but still wanna get out of the house usually at the gym they have aerobis or other work out classes in the mornings. And if u have any small kids (i have a 17 month old daughter) and u feel like driven 1 hour away im in illesheim, i dont know how to drive though :) Oh yeah and german is the ugliest sounding language!! OH one more thing if you get REALLY bored, amsterdam is a 6 hour drive away. :)
2016-05-17 07:37:52 · answer #2 · answered by jolyn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are always jobs on the base, they are not always good jobs. If your wife has an education that will help. It is really hard to get in to the GS jobs. Veterens have preference. There are always jobs in the surrounding community as well. Some army communities are VERY good about about hiring military spouses and some are NOT. It just depends. When I was looking in SC I sent out resume after resume off post and only had one interview. I ended up having to work at the PX for a few months until something better came along. Now we are in TN...I have had many interviews but still job hunting after 4 months. May have to take something at WalMart or something until I can do better. It is NOT easy finding good work as a military spouse. You have to start over everytime you move...it can be frustrating. The key is to make sure that you can support the two of you, then if she gets a job great and if it takes awhile...that is ok too! Good luck.
2007-09-05 03:11:02 · answer #3 · answered by ejw 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On the installation; There are civilian jobs within the operations of the post Headquarters such as clerical positions, the post engineers (those responsible for the up keep of the base) hires civilians in large numbers and the post housing hires civilians to manage and maintain temporary quarters. Additionally the Post Exchange (PX) and Commissary is operated by civilian employees. If the base has a Mall Complex your wife can possibly can rent a space and create her own business opportunity. Most bases have the major fast food chains located on them that hire the military dependents as well as the base library, child care facilities and recreational facilities.
Off the base; Most of the major military installation have ('Army Town') towns or cities bordering them like outside Fort Benning is Columbus, GA, Fort Hood is Killeen, TX, Fort Dix is Wrightstown, NJ, etc. when employment opportunities abound from A.J. Wrights to health care to whatever, if she's willing to apply herself and hurt for the position she desires there isn't any reason why she can't find it.
2007-09-05 03:16:51 · answer #4 · answered by oscarsix5 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well are you US military because the bases in NY are nowhere near NYC and getting stationed at DC is unlikely unless you are a key person or a PSD agent. Honestly they are sending you where they need you and jobs are hard to get but the fact that she already works for the state will work for her, I know a few wives who are able to transfer from base to base.
What MOS are you that will affect a lot as well. Also when you are deployed for 15mo will your wife want to stay at base of go home closer to family. I mean there are tons of variables but you are likely not going to be stationed near a big city in the army. You will also have little choice of where you will go.
2007-09-08 08:26:49 · answer #5 · answered by CG 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
spouses can find a job on or off base. The problem is finding a job they;d be willing to do at a salary they are willing to take.
In some areas, the only thing available is retail. In others you can be a professional quite easily. It will take hard work and commitment on her part to be able to work wherever you are stationed.. keeping in mind that if you ever get sent OCONUS, her opportunities will be severely limited based on SOFA, which relegates most jobs to Host nationals. and she must understand that in many places she will be over qualified, and on others she will be underqualified.
2007-09-05 03:21:10 · answer #6 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure your wife can get a job working for AAFES(PX, etc...) or Deca(commissary). She could even get a DoD job, she can even try getting a job as a substitue teacher. But there are plenty of options open to her. And depending on where you are stationed places like Home Depot or Wachovia are big on hiring military spouses.
2007-09-05 03:15:59 · answer #7 · answered by Meesh-A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can tell you right now you are going to be dissipointed. The chances of you ending up in a large East Coast city are slim.
With that said like someone said above there are a ton of places to work on base and off base but in the area. bases are generally their own little community so they always need the same kind of people that regular towns need.
2007-09-05 01:55:04 · answer #8 · answered by somethin_fierce 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you wife can get a job at the commisarry, the px, and all the army community services shops she can work at a day care, or work off base if she wants. some times there are slim pickens when it comes to jobs for spouses, but it depends if you get sent to a small or large base
2007-09-05 01:45:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes she can, I believe there is someplace on base that you can go and see a list of all the job postings.
2007-09-05 03:10:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋