Funder(s)
Prudential
Description/Abstract
Within military families, military spouse employment also positively impacts service member retention. Like their civilian counterparts, military spouses often want and need to work. But, unlike most civilians, military spouses may relocate overseas where their employment options are influenced by diplomatic agreements called Status of Forces Agreements (SOFAs). As a result, SOFAs may present unanticipated and sometimes insurmountable barriers to military spouses who wish to work after relocating overseas. This paper gives insights to the military spouse as well as their employer.
Document Type
Guide
Disciplines
Human Resources Management
Extent
58 pages
DCMI Type
Text
Keywords
Military spouse employment, Employment research, Veteran employment
Subject
Military Spouses; Employment; Status of forces agreement; Employment in foreign countries
Publisher
Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University
Date
11-2019
Language
English
Acknowledgements
We’d like to acknowledge the assistance of both Joerg C. Moddelmog, Senior German Attorney Advisor, International Affairs, and Legal Assistance Attorney from Kaiserslautern Legal Services Center as well as Susanne Lang, Managing Assistant, Certified Administrative Officer, and expert in international business from RFP Steuerberatung Tax Consulting in Germany for their guidance and contributions. Both provided guidance on various aspects of this paper including German decision trees as well as technical information pertaining to social security, German taxation, and SOFA abroad.
Recommended Citation
Bradbard, Deborah A.; Pitoniak, Amber; Maury, Rosalinda V.; and Linsner, Rachel, "Status of Forces Agreements (SOFAs) Overseas: A Portability Roadmap for Military Spouses and Their Employers" (2019). Institute for Veterans and Military Families. 122.
https://surface.syr.edu/ivmf/122
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Rights
© 2019, IVMF at Syracuse University. This content may be distributed freely for educational and research uses as long as this copyright notice is attached. No commercial use of this material may be made without express written permission.
