My Fourth of July memories are steeped in patriot celebration.  Growing up in Georgia’s Coastal Empire, we lived near several military installations, including Parris Island, the Marine Corps Recruit Depot.  My father, a full-time Georgia Air Guardsman at the time, would join with our mother to pack up us three children in the family vehicle […]

During the summer of 2020 Erin had her first baby. Her desire to stay home with Violet and watch her grow grew stronger with each passing day. Erin looked high and low for the perfect “work from home” career.  While scrolling through Facebook one day Erin noticed an ad that her friend had reposted about […]

In 2017 Ivy married her soldier and shortly thereafter graduated from college. Proud to start her shiny new office job right out of school, her husband promptly deployed on just her third day of employment. Ivy quickly faced career conflicts most 22-year-olds don’t have to worry about. Needing time off from work during orientation to […]

Savannah-Based Virtual Staffing Company Announces Fundraising Effort for Hire Heroes USA in Recognition of Military Spouse Day. Savannah, Ga., May 1 – Since President Ronald Reagan’s proclamation in 1984 the United States has formally recognized the unselfish contributions of military spouses to the well-being of their families and the general welfare of their communities, an […]

Savannah, Ga., July 4 – Brett Baker, a former Army Ranger based at Hunter Army Airfield, and his wife Mary Elaine Baker, a former Chatham County school teacher, started Patriot Advantage in 2018 in response to their experiences as a military family.  Recognizing the values, resiliency and capabilities military spouses possess and the opportunities afforded […]

Savannah, Ga., Dec 09 – VAUSA, a Savannah-based virtual staffing company, was inducted into the Department of Defense’s Military Spouse Employment Partnership (MSEP) on Dec 9, 2020, in a virtual ceremony.  VAUSA joins 85 new partners to MSEP – bringing the number of employers to 500. MSEP connects military spouses with hundreds of partner employers […]

“We knew we had to change something.” A few years ago, VAUSA founders Mary Elaine and Brett Baker were on a completely different path in life. Mary Elaine had her Master’s in Education and was teaching full-time at an elementary school. Brett was serving his country as a U.S. Army Ranger in the only job […]