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Military spouses have recently been getting wider recognition for the sacrifices they make supporting America's men and women in uniform. The national spotlight on the repeated deployments of service members to Iraq and Afghanistan, and its effect on military families, has helped raise awareness of the unique pressures that spouses face each day.

More attention is now focused on the fact that military spouses have, in general, higher rates of unemployment than their civilian counterparts. Studies have also shown that one of the common obstacles to employment is access to military spouse education opportunities. This awareness has lead many universities and vocation schools - both online and traditional classroom schools - to offer military spouse scholarships. It is hoped that these efforts will lead to more jobs for military spouses.

Many military spouses have difficulty commuting to school because of childcare commitments, the high cost of gasoline or they are simply too far from the nearest campus. All of these factors make distance (online) education a real aid for military spouses. Many distance education schools offer scholarships for military spouses with career training programs with real military spouse benefits.

When investigating online schools, military spouses should look for few key items when evaluation schools:

  • Accreditation - Make sure the school is an accredited member of the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC)
  • Live Student Support - When you have a question about the course you want to talk to a person, not a machine; ask the school how many dedicated support staff they have
  • History - You want a school that has been enrolling student for years; ask how many students they have enrolled over the years
  • Job Assistance - No school can "place" you in a career, but good schools can coach you in how to create a quality resume or prepare you to succeed in a job interview
  • Discounts for Spouses - Many schools now have education benefits for active duty military spouses

Military spouses can qualify for a military spouse scholarship when their spouse enrolls at Allied Schools using Tuition Assistance (TA). Under Allied's Military Family Scholarship Program, a military spouse's tuition for one career training program is waived when their service member spouse uses TA to enroll at Allied.

Allied Schools is an accredited member of the DETC and offers distance education courses in medical transcription, dental office assistant, medical billing and real estate sales, to name just a few. Online education allows military spouses to maintain their daily commitments while training for a new career.
Allied Schools www.education4military.com

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Posted by Allied @ 7:39 AM • 0 comments

Allied Schools' military students can now get some help with the high price of gas. Allied is now offering a one-time incentive program to encourage students to complete their programs. Existing military students who complete their program are entitled to a gas card.

Here are the details; finish the program by:

- 9/30/08 & Receive a $100 Gas Card

- 11/30/08 & Receive a $50 Gas Card

- 1/31/09 & Receive a $25 Gas Card

Existing military students, who haven't completed their programs and were enrolled between 1/1/06 and 7/15/08 (all branches, all states), are eligible. Call (888) 501-5221 for details.

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The Marine Corps is looking to retain a few, good men and they plan to do it by offering reenlistments bonuses of up to $90,000.

The incentives are part of a larger plan to grow the Marine Corps to 202,000 by the completion of fiscal year 2011. Marines looking to reenlist and get the bonuses must do so on or after Oct. 1 of this year; the slots are limited because each MOS will be accepting only a specific number of reenlistments.

Despite the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Marine Corps had a strong year recruiting new Marines. And while positive signs of security and stability continue to emerge from Baghdad, the fight in Afghanistan appears to be heating up, which has lead to speculation that more Marines will soon be sent there.

This past spring Marine Corps leaders floated the idea of having the Corps withdraw entirely from Iraq and take full responsibility for the war in Afghanistan. The plan was reminiscent of how the service branches split responsibilities in World War II, with the Marines in the Pacific and the Army fighting in Europe. Despite the historical precedence, Secretary of the Defense Robert Gates rejected the proposal.

Some in-demand specialties are also eligible for a "kicker" bonus of up to $25,000. Marines in 18 select MOSs are eligible for the extra bonus, including those in infantry, linguistics as well as a host of combat-related specialties.

Marines who stay in the service will have more time to take advantage of the Marine's military tuition assistance program, which pays up to 100% of a Marine's career training. Marine military benefits such as military tuition assistance can help a marine prepare for a career when he's ready to take off the uniform. Many schools these days also offer military scholarships for marine spouses, as well military dependent scholarships. Marines and their spouses should be sure to check out their accredited military education options.
Allied Schools, www.education4military.com

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