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The news for Army spouses and their families got a whole lot brighter this past year when Army leaders signed the Army Family Covenant, which is a written commitment by the Army to improve the quality of life for Army families.

During a signing ceremony at Fort Knox Army Gen. George Casey emphasized that families are the backbone of the Army and its Soldiers. He credited Army families with standing firm behind Soldiers during six years of frequent deployments.

The covenant addresses five key areas that impact the quality of life for Army families. The Army's plan consists of:

-Standardizing and funding existing family programs and services
-Increasing accessibility and quality of health care
-Improving Soldier and family housing
-Ensuring excellence in schools, youth services and child care
-Expanding education and employment opportunities for family members

The expansion of education and employment opportunities, along with improved child care resources, should help Army spouses who want to work or train for a new job. Army spouses with computer and Internet access can take advantage of distance learning to train for a new career. Army spouses should also look into fields that lend themselves to home-based businesses, such as medical transcription or medical billing. It's also important to note that some schools offer military spouse tuition discounts.

Military spouse education, of course, is just one piece of the larger quality of life issue that the Army is addressing. Secretary of the Army Pete Geren summed up the importance of the Army family best when he said: "The health of our all-volunteer force, our Soldier-volunteers, our family-volunteers, depends on the health of the family. The readiness of our all-volunteer force depends on the health of the families."

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