MILITARY SPOUSE WORK IN THE DIGITAL AGE Military life is characterised by hypermobility and separation. The associated work of military spouses is often taken for granted (and often gendered) with un- and under- employment being key issues. Although it has been identified that providing more appropriate support resources would aid transitions for military spouses and families (Blakely et al., 2014), little has been done to explore the work-life of this hypermobile group. Previous research regarding spousal well-being has largely focused on challenges relating to deployment (Franklin, 2010, Padden et al., 2011, Green et al., 2013); however, reports from the US state the levels of service members deploying (and forecast to deploy) is rapidly trending downwards (Kane, 2016) meaning a rise in the number of families accompanying service members to locations outside of the continental United States (OCONUS). Such hypermobility results in negative consequences for spouse well-being (Burrell et al., 2006). Although increased mobility defines one’s network capital (Urry, 2012), friendships and relationships forged through mobility tend to be situated, expendable and short-lived (Beder et al., 2011). Consequently, there is a ‘darker side to hypermobility’ characterised by constantly evolving, dissolving and transforming the self in highly insecure, anxiety-ridden circumstances (Cohen and Gössling, 2015). Global mobility patterns may be linked to increased network capital however, for military families, we hypothesise that such liquid movements are much more problematic. This paper reports on an initial scoping exercise to identify key themes relating to new patterns of working and family life within US military families, the impacts of hyper mobility and the everyday use of digital technologies on family life. We consider the health and wellbeing of military spouses and the network and economic costs of mobile work. Finally, given their connection to warfare and the current trend for reduced military deployments, we consider what utopia might be for this group of workers.