2) The longer we’re married the more likely we are to assume leadership positions within our military family communities
You know that saying “if you got it, flaunt it”? Ladies and gents, we got it. From stepping in to fill that empty FRG position to taking on a last minute brunch speaking engagement for the Colonel’s wife because she’s woken up with laryngitis, we are unmatched in the quality of the leadership experience we gain as military spouses. USE IT! Representative Tulsi Gabbard, an Army veteran from Hawaii, told a group of us in Washington, DC a few weeks ago, “It’s important not to shy away from your experience of military.” She stressed that our military “service” as spouses is important, it is useful and it does not have to hold us back.
Remember that volunteer work I mentioned earlier? Military spouses have tons of volunteering opportunities sometimes not found in the “civilian” world” Those volunteer projects look good! Take them, add them to your portfolio, and find the next volunteer opportunity or project to take on while you’re looking. Being able to provide your ideal employer with a portfolio of the magic you can work for free might just convince him to find out what you can do with a paycheck.
