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CAMP RED CLOUD, South Korea – Warrior University’s 270 percent increase in enrollment has had a ripple effect on employment in Warrior Country, resulting in 13 new jobs available primarily to military spouses.
Education Services Officer for Area I Byron Johnston said jobs have been created in two areas: through contract schools that service Area I and education support positions offered by the Department of the Army.
“As family members come here, they look at schools for their kids and opportunities for spouses to work,” said Johnston.
That was what Seattle native, Kasey Clark was thinking when she arrived to Korea, her first duty station as an Army spouse, with her husband Jeffrey, a Soldier from C Company, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team.
She had just received her bachelor’s degree in history from the Eastern Washington University and was actively looking for a job to fill her days in Korea when she stumbled into a new job all because of Warrior University.
“My husband and I walked into the Camp Casey Education Center so he could enroll in Warrior University classes when I saw the flyer posted on the bulletin board looking for someone to work as a field representative for Maryland,” said Clark.
The universities have been overwhelmed with the increased workload brought on by Warrior University, Johnston said. “They realized one person just cannot handle that workload.”
University of Maryland University College hired Clark as their second field representative to support soldiers, like her husband, enrolling in WU classes.
Central Texas College has four open positions. Johnston suggests contacting them directly through their local field representative to inquire about specific employment requirements.
Not only are the universities hiring, but the DA has open slots for spouses living in Korea.
Johnston said hiring for education services has increased throughout the peninsula but “because of Warrior University, we got the lion’s share of DA jobs here in Area I compared to the rest of Korea.”
Seven DA civilian job positions are open now on the www.cpol.army.mil Web site.
DA civilian jobs give priority to family members, but applicants must be U.S. citizens. These jobs do not offer a permanent change of station option for the new employee; Johnston said that almost guarantees a local hire, most likely a spouse.
He added that the jobs are a welcomed side-effect of a successful program as family members continue to arrive in the area in search of employment.
Clark suggests getting a resume together as soon as possible “because you never know when you are going to find a job opportunity.”
| Date Taken: | 02.15.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 02.22.2011 22:22 |
| Story ID: | 65910 |
| Location: | CAMP RED CLOUD, BUSAN GWANG'YEOGSI [PUSAN-KWANGYOKSHI], KR |
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