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Marine spouses at MCAS, Beaufort, S.C., now have more than a fighting chance when it comes to facing the challenges of wanting to care for children and earn an income.

The Fightertown Marine Corps Community Services' (MCCS) new Home Care program aids Marine spouses in two important ways. First, by providing well-qualified child care providers on base, it keeps children within the Marine community. It also trains Marine spouses themselves to be child care providers, which provides them both an income and a chance to watch their own children. Spouses in the program can watch their own kids, along with other Marine children, with the maximum number capped at six.

For Marine spouses who want to work as child care providers, or to work at jobs off base, this is encouraging news. A 2004 Rand Group study revealed the obstacles military spouses face when it comes to their education and career goals. The study noted that nearly 25% of Marine spouses actively looking for work could not find a job; a figure much higher than spouses in the civilian world.

MCAS Beaufort's Air Station Child Development Center holds one-week child care certification classes to train Marine spouses. The Home Care program is only for military families and the homes and child care providers are monitored by the MCCS - there are up to three unannounced house visits per month.

Marine spouses who place their children in the Home Care program can then go on to work outside the home. This also frees up time for career training at the base education center, at nearby colleges or even online, through distance learning programs.

In terms of military spouse education, online career training gives Marine spouses the opportunity to become, for example, real estate agents, medical transcriptionists or medical administrative assistants; Allied Schools offer military spouse training for a number of different vocational careers. Marine spouses can learn more about distance education courses by speaking with the ESO at the military education center. Additionally, spouses should know that some online schools offer special military spouse tuition discounts.

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