I say this as a fellow military spouse: A few years is a LONG time to guarantee a position with a company. It's not a reasonable ask. It doesn't make SB's military family support performative.

I understand you wanted to move up and didn't want to leave your position, per se... but when you married your soldier, you got the career instability AND the Tricare. It's that military life. We take the good and the bad.

I also don't think it's a terrible thing to start over as a barista. Friend, that's a stepping stone to where you want to go, not a step down. Truth is, regardless of why you left, you haven't been employed with this company for a few years. A lot has changed. It wouldn't be the worst thing in the world to have to take a minute to recalibrate yourself to the way things are now, and then promote up. There's still no minimum time in the baristas' position required before promoting up. It's an "in", if you can get over the worry of "starting over as a barista".

I work at a “military store” and our district has a military liaison (SM who works directly with members of the base for a variety of programs). See if the district you now live in has one. We aggressively recruit military family. It saddens me that your experience isn’t being sought after, even if they are no open positions.

I know that they have to hold positions for people who are in the reserves, I wish that would extend to military spouses and families, as you said. I'm sorry you're experiencing this, especially when Starbucks says that they support those of us in the military, out, or families. (I'm a veteran which is why I said "us," please don't come for me😂)

In October it'll be 5 years for me, I've read between the lines of why night crew is always understaffed, "we don't make enough at night to warrant another person" when we're literally having drive thru wrapped out into traffic because people leave their jobs around 5-8. They moved our drive thru oven to the exact opposite side of the store because it's "standard" now and if we want it moved back we would have to "make a case". So we did. Morning people have enough labor to have planted positions there, but not at night. Was told to get fucked because morning crew likes it. It may just be a SM issue, but everyone I've talked to at other stores has similar issues. It's a shit show ever since the unionization started, they're just lashing out at their workers now. I wouldn't bother trying until Howard is gone, he's the main anti union pusher.

Yes honestly if u don’t give up u will bound to find one. Just keep trying.