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Military Spouse Career Opportunities in Tech

CNM Ingenuity, in partnership with NextFlex and the Kirtland Partnership Committee (KPC), launched an 18-month pilot program in October 2024 designed to boost career opportunities for military spouses while meeting critical workforce needs in the tech sector.

This initiative will fully cover tuition costs and provide a $2,000 stipend to military spouses enrolled in CNM Ingenuity's Internet of Things and Rapid Prototyping Bootcamp—a rigorous 10-week program aimed at equipping participants with the skills needed for tech careers.

The primary objective is to provide career-ready training and facilitate direct employment connections. To achieve this, local employers, sourced through the KPC network, will be leveraged to interview and potentially hire graduates from the bootcamp. By linking local businesses with these skilled individuals, we aim to create a win-win situation that addresses both the employment needs of companies and enhances job opportunities for military spouses.

This partnership is a strategic effort to enhance workforce development and support the professional growth of military spouses while fulfilling local business staffing requirements.

ADVON™ Team for Military Spouse Employment Program

The Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce Military Spouse Employment Program is a powerful example of how communities can support military spouses in overcoming employment challenges. Recognizing that military spouses often need to secure jobs quickly when moving to new areas, this initiative offers a proactive solution by acting as an Advanced Echelon or ADVON™ team, just like the military teams that prepare for smooth transitions.

Through their partnerships with local businesses and organizations, the Montgomery Chamber connects spouses with employment opportunities that align with their skills and experience. This initiative helps spouses "hit the ground running" by providing targeted employment support and essential resources, ensuring a smooth transition into the local workforce to help military families thrive wherever they are stationed.

Travis SPRIINGs Into Total Force Spouse Initiative

The 60th Air Mobility Wing launched the Spouses Professional Reach Innovation Inspiration Networking Gateway (SPRIING) Space initiative, which is hosted within the Military & Family Readiness Center. The area provides access to commercial internet and separate office areas with desks. Additionally, because it is located within the Military and Family Resource Center, members will have direct access to development resources.

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JBSA Workforce & Transition Alliance

The original purpose of the “Alliance” was to help transitioning service members find post-military services and employment. The Alliance has embraced the Five & Thrive framework and are now instrumental in helping improve the quality-of-life challenges of JBSA families in 5 key areas -- childcare, education, healthcare, housing, and spouse employment -- by advocating for quality of life improvements, fostering community partnerships, consolidating quality of life resources in a one-stop shop, educating military families on existing efforts and best practices, and promoting the exceptional value of the military-connected spouse.

The JBSA Workforce & Transition Alliance strives to build relationships among government and non-governmental agencies, as well as veteran nonprofit organizations, to provide opportunities for transitioning service members, military spouses, and dependents seeking assistance with employment, education, credentialing, and entrepreneurship.

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Hire Oki Spouses Project

The team behind the Hire Oki Spouses Project began their project with the core belief that military and DoD civilian spouses are the experts in their experience. Impacted spouses need a platform to not only voice their challenges but also present location-specific solutions.

The Hire Oki Spouses Project seeks to explore employment barriers for military and DoD civilian/contractor spouse healthcare workers who are living in Okinawa. Hiring spouse healthcare workers in Okinawa is expected to have a positive impact on spouse unemployment, access to healthcare, healthcare shortages, and recruitment/retention challenges.

The project conducted 2 virtual community consensus workshops with healthcare professionals and local stakeholders in Okinawa to explore barriers to healthcare unemployment. This effort identified 4 themes regarding barriers to employment, with 7 key recommendations for spouse healthcare worker unemployment. Community Partnerships made this possible, including support from the Air and Space Forces Association F2 Grant Program and the National Military Family Association.

For more information, check out the Hire Oki Project Guide (PDF) and read the full project report:

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Military Spouse Co-Working Space

See how the Army has created co-working space opportunities for military spouses in the following resources:

Military Spouse Economic Empowerment Zones (MSEEZ)

Working with a broad array of public and private sector supporters, MSEEZ fosters collaboration among local stakeholders and works to identify opportunities as well as barriers to entry for military spouses seeking meaningful employment via the Hire, Train, and Advocate pillars.

Established to connect military spouses with companies committed to hiring, MSEEZ is are collaborative effort among the local business, civic, and military communities that establishes employment networks in municipalities around the country. MSEEZ communities address local military spouse unemployment and underemployment issues through working groups.

The working group members are in the local community and represent government, industry, or nonprofit organizations.

Military Spouse Space

Learn how 1 community has made a difference to provide a place spouses can work, study, and connect. Thanks to a partnership between Vance AFB and the Air & Space Forces Association (AFA), a creative solution was identified that supports spouse employment and promotes mental well-being through socialization and community.

If you are considering establishing a Spouse Space at your installation, check out the Vance Spouse Space Creation Guide.

JBLM opens Spouse Space Honoring Military Spouses

The McChord Heritage Room is a place of comfort, inspiration, and connection for spouses and service members who served, and continue to serve as the backbone of Team McChord. This project, made possible through spouse efforts and community collaboration, stands as a lasting tribute to the indelible mark Brown left on McChord and beyond. This spouse's space pays homage to Joan Brown, the wife of U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Donald Brown, former Wing Commander at the 62d Airlift Wing from 1977 to 1979.

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Rosie Project

The Rosie Project offers a 6-month Information Technology program for military spouses in collaboration with Weber State University and Hill Air Force Base. The military spouses attend courses that are specific to the needs of the Department of Defense and prepare them to pass IT Certifications. The course content includes technical and soft skills that will set the spouses up for success when transitioning into an entry-level GS-2210 position. Child care is provided for participants with young children during in-person classes.

Currently, this program exists at Hill, Tinker, Robins, and Wright Patterson Air Force Base in person. The Rosie Project is currently looking to expand to other locations.

Military Spouse Career Accelerator Pilot

Military spouses of currently serving members of the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force and Space Force, to include active, reserve and National Guard components, are invited to apply to the new Military Spouse Career Accelerator Pilot, a competitive multi-year program that provides spouses with paid 12-week fellowships at employers across various industries and locations. Host employers provide fellows accepted into the program with hands-on professional training and mentoring in the civilian workplace. Those who excel in the program and are a fit with their host company may be invited to join the employer as a direct hire.

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