The Resilience Round Up Podcast, Episode 42: Worldwide Workforce: Clarifying the Status of Forces Agreement for Military Spouses

About this episode

Ms. Beth Conlin discusses the Status of Forces Agreement and its impact on military spouses' employment.

During this episode, Ms. Beth Conlin, the chairwoman of the board for the Military Spouse Chamber of Commerce, presents “Worldwide Workforce: Clarifying the Status of Forces Agreement for Military Spouses.” Conlin discusses current spouse employment statistics, including the unemployment rate, its effect on Soldier retention and the most common overseas assignment locations. Additionally, she shares updates on the agreement, outlining its scope and any recent developments. About the Dir...

People in this episode

Guest: Ms. Beth Conlin

Topics covered

• military spouses
• employment statistics
• Status of Forces Agreement
• Soldier retention
• overseas assignments

Keywords

• military spouses
• employment
• unemployment rate
• Soldier retention
• overseas assignments
• Status of Forces Agreement

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Military Spouse Chamber of Commerce

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