Career You Never See
August 25, 2026
The Parts We Don't Talk About: A Different Kind of Military Spouse Story
I don't identify as the "typical" military spouse. I never lived on an Army base, never packed up a house for a PCS move, and never counted down the days unt...
By Alison Bosworth
August 11, 2026
The Career I Kept Packing Up: The Journey of a Military Spouse
I also knew, standing in that empty classroom for just a moment, that I would not change where I am today.That was not always true.
By Jennifer McDaniel Martin
July 28, 2026
Seasonal Single Parenting
One of the most interesting parts of being married to someone in the military, once you have children, is that you spend weeks, months, and sometimes longer living a life that, from the outside, looks a whole lot like single parenting.
By Melanie Vernoia
July 9, 2026
Nobody Briefed Me on This: An Honest Account of Military Spouse Deployment
When my husband told me he was going to deploy to a combat zone, I was six months pregnant and unsure I was ready for motherhood.
By Sabina Lyszczarczyk
July 6, 2026
The Workforce You're Overlooking: What One Military Spouse's Story Reveals About a Systemic Problem
In the middle of a PCS move, Gabi's marriage fell apart. The reintegration after her husband's deployment never happened. The abuse behind closed doors went ...
By IVMF
June 16, 2026
The Military Spouse the System Turned Into a Reluctant Entrepreneur
In less than a calendar year, Johnson's family received Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders twice. Each move required her to resign from a position and re-enter the job market in an unfamiliar location, a cycle that exacts both professional and psychological costs.
By IVMF
June 9, 2026
Why Resume Gaps Aren’t The Same For Military Spouses
Before she married into the Coast Guard, Belverly Cutchins had been accepted to the University of Louisville's engineering program. She had the grades, the scholarships, and the trajectory. What she did not have was a labor market designed to move with her. "I've been told that gaps in my resume are a liability."
By IVMF
April 24, 2026
Honoring the Strength Behind the Uniform
The IVMF is launching “The Career You Never See” campaign. Military spouse employment has gone unseen in policy, underserved by systems, and underreported in the data. This campaign exists to bring awareness to every stage of military life, address policy, systems, and discuss timely research to support change.
By Ray Toenniessen