Why Male Military Spouses Should Get Involved With What MOAA Is Doing

The Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) is the nation's largest and most influential association of military officers.

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It is an independent, nonprofit, politically nonpartisan organization.

They are the leading voice on compensation and benefit matters for all members of the military community, and are a powerful force speaking for a strong national defense and representing the interests of military officers at every stage of their careers.

Learn why male military spouses should pay attention and get involved with what MOAA is doing.

From the Video

"After 10 years being married to a military officer I had no idea what MOAA was."

we Advocate and work on behalf of the entire military family issues whether you're young you're currently serving your well

we have a whole spectrum of areas that we work on from legislation to direct service and I think the legislation piece is probably the area that is most enduring that we work on right now.

we're really focused on getting every state to pass some sort of licensure portability bill so that spouses can come into a state and get back to work quickly and save money on getting another license or certificate and waiting to get that license or certificate

Something we offer a lot of people don't know about is our education program for military children.

we help with careers how to strategically volunteer

we offer conferences and workshops on those sorts of issues and we bring in experts who are have gone back to work after a long absence and have learned how to navigate that process

the workshop really helps them look deeply into what they enjoy doing so they can plot their career from that point forward

they feel like they see the value that they have whether they've been volunteering for 20 years

I think that if you're looking to connect with someone like you we have so many people involved in our association whether you're a member or you're an association partner we can connect you with somebody who probably knows what you're going through

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Why Male Military Spouses Should Get Involved With What MOAA Is Doing