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COMDTNOTE 1754
SUBJ: FINANCIAL INDUSTRY REGULATORY AUTHORITY (FINRA) MILITARY SPOUSE
FELLOWSHIPS
1. NOW IN ITS SEVENTH YEAR, THE FINRA INVESTOR EDUCATION FOUNDATIONS
MILITARY SPOUSE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM HAS OPENED THE APPLICATION PROCESS
FOR ITS CLASS OF 2012 MILITARY SPOUSES. THE FINRA FOUNDATION SPOUSE
FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES MILITARY SPOUSE RECIPIENTS WITH THE
EDUCATION AND TRAINING NEEDED TO EARN THE ACCREDITED FINANCIAL
COUNSELOR (AFC) DESIGNATION. MILITARY SPOUSES HAVE UNTIL 31 MARCH
2012 TO APPLY TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE 2012 CLASS OF FELLOWS.
2. THE MILITARY SPOUSE FELLOWSHIP IS ADMINISTERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE ASSOCIATION FOR FINANCIAL COUNSELING AND PLANNING EDUCATION
(AFCPE) AND THE NATIONAL MILITARY FAMILY ASSOCIATION. THE PROGRAM
COVERS THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH COMPLETING THE AFC TRAINING AND
TESTING FOR MILITARY SPOUSES. APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED ONLINE AT
WWW.MILITARYFAMILY.ORG/FINRAFELLOWSHIP AND ARE DUE BY MIDNIGHT EST 31
MARCH 2012.
3. SPOUSE FELLOWS HAVE LOGGED MORE THAN 306,000 HOURS HELPING
MILITARY FAMILIES REACH THEIR FINANCIAL GOALS, AND 314 SPOUSE FELLOWS
HAVE GRADUATED FROM THE PROGRAM. ACCREDITED SPOUSES SERVE THE
MILITARY COMMUNITY AS FINANCIAL COUNSELORS AT FAMILY READINESS AND
SUPPORT CENTERS, CREDIT COUNSELING AND TAX CENTERS, FINANCIAL AID
OFFICES AND CREDIT UNIONS THROUGHOUT THE U.S. AND ABROAD. THESE
ORGANIZATIONS ARE IN NEED OF WELL TRAINED SPECIALISTS WHO UNDERSTAND
THE UNIQUE FINANCIAL NEEDS OF MILITARY FAMILIES.
4. THE MILITARY SPOUSE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM IS OPEN TO CURRENT OR
SURVIVING SPOUSES OF A UNIFORMED SERVICE MEMBER: ARMY, NAVY, MARINE
CORPS, AIR FORCE, COAST GUARD, THE COMMISSIONED CORPS OF THE U.S.
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE AND THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC
ADMINISTRATION (ACTIVE DUTY, NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE, OR
RETIREES).
5. FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING FINRA MILITARY SPOUSE FELLOWSHIPS
PLEASE VISIT WWW.MILITARYFAMILY.ORG/FINRAFELLOWSHIP.
6. RADM MAURA K. DOLLYMORE, DIRECTOR OF HEALTH, SAFETY AND WORK-LIFE,
SENDS.
7. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.