Weekly Address: Serving our Military Families This Fourth of July

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Source: White House

In this week’s address, President Obama wished everyone a happy Fourth of July, and recognized our service members, veterans and their families for their service to our country. The President commended First Lady Michelle Obama and Second Lady Dr. Jill Biden on the most recent milestone of their Joining Forces initiative.

This week, the First Lady and Dr. Biden announced that all fifty states have acted to streamline professional licensing for military spouses, who often move across state lines and need to re-certify for a job they are already qualified for. Although more work needs to be done, today, many military spouses no longer have to worry about putting their career on hold just because their loved ones have chosen to serve this country.

That’s what this initiative is all about – serving our troops as well as they have served us. This holiday weekend, visit JoiningForces.gov to find out how you can serve service members, veterans and military families in your community.

Read more: https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2016/07/02/weekly-address-serving-our-military-families-fourth-july

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1. K&R

And I didn't even realize there was a push to make sure that certifications across state lines were somewhat consistent and streamlined - and that would definitely help those military families who are essentially nomads going from base to base.

Also an early happy birthday to Malia Obama on July 4th. She'll be 18 years young and will be eligible to vote!

Thanks for posting!!

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2. the best way to serve our military families is take care of vets and not start unnecessary wars

We could dramatically cut terrorism if we simply told our allies to stop funding it, and if we stopped using it as an instrument to destabilize secular regimes we don't like (or more specifically, oil companies and bankers don't like).

Likewise, now that Russia and China are capitalist, there is no reason to start a new Cold War that will likely slip into a shooting one.