Family Members Get Job Assistance Too (Reserve Component)
Family members can take advantage of many of the outplacement services offered to members of
the Guard and Reserves. Most of these services are provided at the Career One-Stop Center or
State Employment Offices. They are also offered and coordinated through the Transition
Assistance and ACAP Offices at most major military installations. Family members can get help
in developing their own Individual Transition Plans; they also have access to the following
employment services:
Department of Labor (DOL) TAP Employment Workshops: These 2 ½ day workshops are
coordinated through the Transition Assistance and ACAP Offices. These workshops can help you
with your employment objectives while the military member is deployed. Members of the Guard
and Reserves, as well as their spouses, can access the same services at the Career One-Stop
Centers. Contact your Career One-Stop Center or a local military installation Transition/ACAP
Office or Command Career Counselor (Navy) immediately to get scheduled for an appointment.
Spouses of activated and deployed Guard and Reserves are highly encouraged to attend the DOL
Transition Assistance Employment Workshop if you are located near a major military installation
that offers the workshop. If not located near a military installation, spouses should take
full advantage of the services available at their local Career One-Stop Center.
BOTTOM LINE: Demobilizing/deactivating Guard and Reserves and spouses need to make an
appointment with a qualified professional who can help prepare them for the transition from an
active duty life style back to their civilian life.
TBB: The Transition Bulletin Board is an electronic listing of job vacancies and
transition information. The Transition Bulletin Board is an electronic listing of job
vacancies and transition information located at
http://www.military.com/spouses.
Career counseling: The Transition Assistance Office will provide individual
job/career development counseling, assist in assessing employment skills, and identify employment
opportunities.
Job training: These services include workshops and seminars on enhancing job
search skills; goal setting; preparing federal employment applications, resumes, interviewing
techniques, and occupational skills training for family members.
Job banks: National job banks and local job banks provide information and referral
on temporary, permanent, part-time, full-time, and volunteer positions in both the federal and
private sectors.
In addition, family members of separating personnel can receive a one-time priority for
Non-Appropriated Funds jobs in the federal government. Ask your local civilian personnel
office for details.
Date Last Reviewed: June 29, 2009
