This NPC Force Weekly focuses on making good New Year's Resolutions heading into 2013, and provides information on spouse employment.

1. NPC FORCM WEEKLY
24-28 December 2012
Career progression, community management, personnel matters, and general information from
the desk of the Navy Personnel Command, Force Master Chief, FORCM Jon Port
NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION
As we head towards the end of this eventful year, it’s always important to look back and see what we would
want to improve upon. There are plenty of services that are available to help navigate you in the right
direction. If your New Year’s Resolution is to get back in the gym, then visit http://www.navyfitness.org/.
This website can give lots of great information on nutrition and exercises. If your goal is to become more
financially stable, or just learn about ways to save money, visit the Fleet and Family Support Center
website by clicking: FFSC.
Whatever you choose as a way to improve, never forget that your actions and your family’s support has
positively contributed to the Navy’s 2012 mission.
MILITARY SPOUSE EMPLOYMENT
While military spouses are well educated and highly qualified for a range of careers, they face a 26 percent
unemployment rate and a 25 percent wage gap compared to their civilian counterparts. 77% of these
spouses want or need work, yet frequent relocation is often a barrier to finding and maintaining a
rewarding career. The inability of spouses to obtain and retain fulfilling employment as they relocate with
the military compromises the quality of life of military families and the readiness of the military force.
The Presidential Study Directive-9 Report, Strengthening Our Military Families: Meeting America’s
Commitment, published January 25, 2011, highlights the need for a unified Federal government approach
to help develop career and education opportunities for military spouses. Among the target activities to
accomplish this goal is increasing opportunities for military spouses to obtain private sector careers. As a
result, the Department of Defense (DoD) leveraged the successful partnerships created under the Army
Spouse Employment Partnership by expanding the program to Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force
spouses. The expanded program -- the Military Spouse Employment Partnership (MSEP) -- officially
launched in June 2011 during a ceremony at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. MSEP is part of DoD’s
broader Spouse Education and Career Opportunities (SECO) initiative, which seeks to strengthen the
education and career opportunities of military spouses by providing career exploration opportunities to
help them understand their skills, interests, and goals; education and training to help them identify
academic, licensing, or credentialing requirements that can help them reach their career goals;
employment readiness assistance to optimize their self-marketing skills; and employment connections
that help them find and maintain a rewarding career. MSEP, a targeted recruitment and employment
solution, creates employment connections that provide companies with direct access to military spouses
seeking career opportunities and spouses with direct access to employers who are actively recruiting.
MSEP currently has 129 partners, who have hired over 27,000 military spouses.
For more information please visit: https://msepjobs.militaryonesource.mil/
TODAY IN NAVAL HISTORY
December 24th 1814 - Treaty of Ghent ends the War of 1812.
December 25th 1941 - Admiral Chester W. Nimitz arrives at Pearl Harbor to assume command of U.S. Pacific Fleet.
December 26th 1943 - Seventh Amphibious Force lands 1st Marine Division on Cape Gloucester, New Britain.
December 27th 1777 - Floating mines intended for use against British Fleet found in Delaware River.
December 28th 1867 - U.S. claims Midway Island, first territory annexed outside Continental limits.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”
~ Steve Jobs