MILITARY SPOUSE PREFERENCE PROGRAMS
Section 806 of
Public Law 99-145, "Department of Defense (DoD) Authorization Act of 1986,"
directed DoD to increase employment opportunities fro spouses of active duty
Armed Forces personnel. The spouse preference program established from this law
applies to military spouses who relocate with their sponsor under permanent
change of station orders. By giving these spouses priority in the DoD
employment selection process, Congress hoped to reduce the impact of
frequent relocations on spouses' careers.
DoD Military Spouse
Preference Program (Program S)
At DoD installations in the U. S., its
territories and possessions, military spouses can use their employment
preference through the DoD Military Spouse Preference Program (Program S), which
operates as a subprogram of the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program
(DoD PPP). There are certain criteria that must be met by the military spouse to
be eligible for registration in Program S:
* Spouse must be married to
sponsor prior to the reporting date of the sponsor's new permanent duty
station.
* The spouse accompanied the active duty service member who
is:
~ Assigned by a PCS move from overseas to the U. S. or to a
different commuting area within the U. S., including territories and
possessions.
~ Relocating to a new permanent duty station after
completing basic and advanced individual training.
~ Permanently assigned
to the same duty station where the sponsor received initial entry
training.
~ Assigned by PCS to a service school regardless of the
duration of training or;
~ A former military member who re-enlists and is
placed directly in a permanent assignment.
Spouse Employment
Preference
Spouse Employment Preference extends to Non-Appropriated
Fund (NAF), and DoD jobs at or within commuting distance of the
military installation. These types of employment openings (MWR, Navy Exchange)
are locally administered ensuring relocating spouses receive proper
consideration for other jobs.
DoD Military Spouse
Preference and Temporary Employment
Military spouse preference
applies to temporary positions expected to last one year or longer. Long-term
temporary positions affect spouse preference in much the same way as permanent
positions -- spouses lose their preference if they accept a temporary
appointment expected to last one year or longer, or if they decline an offer
after voluntarily registering for such consideration. When a spouse accepts
temporary employment expected to last at least one year, and the appointment is
terminated in less than one year for reasons other than cause, the spouse
regains his or her preference eligibility.
Accepting or declining a
temporary position expected to last less than one year does not end a spouse's
preference. However, preference does end if the spouse accepts and the
appointment is subsequently extended for a total period of one year or longer,
or the spouse declines such an extension.
For detailed information and
registration requirements for DoD Military Spouse Preference Program, visit the
Military Assistance Program website by clicking on the Contacts/Links hyperlink,
and select DoD Military Spouse Preference Program.
Job openings on the
installation in the Department of the Navy are few. Other positions within the
Department of the Navy are available At Naval Air Station Jacksonville, and
Naval Station Mayport, approximately a one-hour commute into Jacksonville, FL.
Other federal government employment opportunities exist at the Federal Law
Enforcement Training Center (FLETC), approximately a 45-minute commute to
Brunswick, GA (Glynn County), and the Army Corps of Engineers in Jacksonville,
FL.
Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay Federal HR office is not staffed as a
Customer Service Center for federal employment. Assistance with the Department
of the Navy Human Resource website (CHART), questions about RESUMIX, and the
status of a submitted application should be referred to the Resume Intake and
Employment Information Center.
For the Resume Intake and Employment
Information Center hours of operation, phone numbers, email addresses, and point
of contact, click on Contacts/Links, and select Resume Intake and Employment
Information Center.