Employment

Commander, Navy Region Southwest Fleet and Family Support Centers

The FFSC offers services for both the Transition Assistance Management Program and the Family Employment Readiness Program. FFSC career consultants offer extensive information to spouses and transitioning service members by providing workshops and individualized consultations on topics such as resume writing, interviewing techniques and job search strategies. Our CNRSW FFSC career consultants also host career fairs each year. Additionally, there is a computer lab in our career center with copiers, fax machines, printers and scanners.

CNRSW FFSC classes include:

• Transition Assistance Program (for all separating or retiring personnel)
• Capstone
• Resume Writing
• Winning Interviewing Techniques
• Finding Federal Employment
• Insights to Starting a Home-Based Business
• Spouse Employment, Empowerment and Development Workshop

For more information, please contact the FFSC on Naval Base San Diego at 619-556-9866.

Please note that retirees may attend TAP classes up to 24 months prior to retirement, and separating personnel may attend TAP classes 18 months prior to separating. Spouses are also encouraged to attend. For enrollment, contact your command career counselor for further details

Military-affiliated students can take courses in their off-duty hours at or near military installations. Contact the local Command, Navy Region Southwest voluntary education region advisor at 619-556-3254 for more information. Please visit the Navy College Program online for more information.

Some colleges and universities extend in-state tuition rates to non-resident military spouses. For more information, contact your preferred school. Visit the National Military Family Association for information on scholarships. Scholarships are also offered through the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society and the Defense Commissary Agency.

The San Diego County Regional Occupational Program offers occupational training programs to students who are at least 16 years of age. Teachers are credentialed and the program is accredited.

Separating or retiring military personnel and military spouses may be eligible for unemployment benefits in the state of California. Because, not every state offers unemployment benefits to military spouses, check with the state you are relocating from to determine your eligibility. The Unemployment Insurance Program provides weekly payments for workers who lose their job through no fault of their own. The amount varies by state. Visit the California Employment Development Department website for more information.

For employment opportunities, the following resources are available:

Fleet and Family Support Center Career Center – The FFSC provides service members and their spouses with employment assistance, including resume writing, job search and interview techniques. The organization maintains updated job postings from around the world. To access these job postings, visit the Career Center or join the FFSC job distribution email list by emailing FFSCSDJobs@navy.mil. In the “Subject” line type: Add.

Navy Life Southwest posts jobs in connection with Southern California naval bases. This site has positions listed as open continuous, meaning always accepting applications; it also lists San Diego openings, meaning accepting applications for only short amounts of time.

San Diego Military Family Collaborative (SDMFC) website offers military families access to resources throughout San Diego County. One of the resources available to military families is the job board. SDMFC collects job postings from military-friendly employers and posts them. You can access by signing up for the organization's email tree or by visiting the job board.