Married to the Military: One Career to Go, Please!
Dec 10 2008
Order Up!
One in demand, portable, PCS-proof career is just waiting for you to reach out and grab it, compliments of the DoD’s Career Advancement Accounts (CAAs). Yes, it’s true. You might be able to actually dodge the slings and arrows of prolonged unemployment if you have a career that travels well and is in demand.
Military spouses stationed (or soon to be) at selected installations in California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Washington, pay close attention!
You may be able to give yourself the gift of such a career this holiday season by taking advantage of this wonderful offering while it’s here. Let me be blunt. There are up to 6,000 reasons, in the form of U.S. dollars, to seriously consider it.
CAAs are essentially accounts that have funding in them for you to get the skills you need to have a viable career in the 21st century. Like all good things, there are parameters and there are limits.
Eligible spouses can use their self-managed accounts to pay for expenses directly related to post-secondary education and training. Expenses such as tuition, licensing and credentialing fees, and equipment necessary to complete a course of study are covered under this initiative.
The amount of a CAA is up to $3,000 per year, from the training start date. CAA may be renewed for a second year, for a two-year total of up to $6,000.
When CAAs were first introduced, they were limited to a select group of spouses based on the military member’s rank. That limitation has thankfully been lifted. Now, spouses of all active duty personnel are eligible to participate regardless of their spouse’s rank, assuming the rest of the criteria are met.
For complete details regarding eligibility, see http://caa.milspouse.org/Eligibility/.
Don’t delay. Order your very own career to go today.
About the Author: Janet Farley is the author of The Military Spouse’s Complete Guide to Career Success (Impact Publications, 2008) and writes the career advice column JobTalk for the Stars and Stripes newspapers.
you can also get some career advise from your teacher or even from professionals -*-