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Laguna Hills, Calif. - Feb. 20, 2008 - If Soldiers are to continue defending the United States during a time of war, then it's time the country stepped in and helped Army families.

This was the message of Army leaders when they signed The Army Family Covenant last fall during a ceremony at Fort Knox. The written commitment promises support, resources and services to Army families during this unprecedented all-volunteer war in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Army understands that some Soldiers separate from the Army because their spouses have experienced difficulties in key areas like career, military spouse education and childcare. It seems clear when the needs of the Army family are met, Soldiers get the support they need to carry out their mission.

One of the five major pledges of the covenant is "expanding education and employment opportunities for family members." Army spouses, for some time, have had to deal with a host of barriers to career and education opportunities: moving from installation to installation, the inability to make long-term commitments to employers, loss of in-state tuition rates and undependable child care resources.

One way that Army spouses can take advantage of new educational resources promised in the Army Family Covenant is military distance learning. As long as Army spouses have access to a computer and Internet access, they can train for a new career completely online in many cases. And with unpredictable Army work schedules, military online education means that Army spouses can study wherever and whenever they want. Additionally, if the family is transferred to an out-of-state duty station, the issue of in-state, out-of-state tuition rates is no longer a concern.

The Army Family Covenant also proposes "ensuring excellence in schools, youth services and child care." For Army spouses who want to work outside the home, this is an important pledge, allowing them to feel confident that their children are well taken care during the day. Spouses are encouraged go to their base's military education center and learn what military spouse tuition resources are available from both the Army and private schools.

In the end, Sheila Casey, wife of Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr., summed up the risk facing the Army if spouses and children are not properly cared for: "You lose the family, you lose the Soldier."

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