Jacey Eckhart

Jacey Eckhart is Military.com's director of veteran and spouse programming. She is a certified professional career coach and military sociologist who helps military members get their first civilian job by designing transition master classes through our Veteran Employment Project and on her website, SeniorMilitaryTransition.com. Reach her at Jacey.Eckhart@Monster.com.

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We are thrilled to present our newest Military.com Top Spouse Employers for 2025. In a year when so many workers feel...

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No veteran plans to quit their first civilian job in the first year. They expect they can get through the brutal commute, the...

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