Soldiers and their families could see improvements in child care services and spouse employment, as well as changes to assignments under the Exceptional Family Member Program, this year. Senior Army leaders said Feb. 5 that the service has instituted or plans to introduce several initiatives in 2019 to improve the quality of life of troops and their spouses.
The efforts range from improving access to child care and easing spouses' financial burden of obtaining professional credentials during a move to lengthening the amount of time soldiers remain at the same duty station. Read more about the changes on Military.com.