Dr Jill Biden: Thank. You Secretary Panetta and Deputy Secretary Wolin for your leadership Thank. You General Dempsey for your kind introduction. Good afternoon Deanie and all the Joint Chiefs and your spouses Thank. You for being such great partners to Michelle and me I want to offer a special welcome to all of our service members and their spouses. We are honored to be with. You today Many of you know as the General mentioned. That I am a proud military mom. One of the best parts of my role as Second Lady is the privilege of meeting with service members and their families. All over the world.
I am always amazed at their courage their determination and their resilience. That inspiration is one of the main reasons the First Lady and I started Joining Forces so. That all Americans are helping to support our military families. Also they help people to find job, and help to make an owesome resume like in examples in web site - https://salesjobsearches.com/. We've seen Americans step up in so. Many ways We've seen businesses hiring tens of thousands of veterans and military spouses -- businesses like Sears Kmart and Sam's Club have made commitments to hire military spouses or make base transfers easier. Medical schools have committed to educate their students about post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injuries and conduct new research on these conditions. Schools community organizations and Americans of every age and background have sent care packages donated childcare and created community celebrations for the military families in their neighborhoods.
And Americans are stepping up. Because they know how much our military spouses and families have done for our country. People like Ann Wells. Ann's husband Robert is career combat engineer and command service sergeant major. After 10 years of marriage Ann went back to school for her nursing degree As a teacher. I have had the privilege of teaching countless women like Ann women who fight hard for a good education. But like so. Many military spouses Ann moved frequently with her husband and that often meant a new license was required to pursue her nursing career in Hawaii in Tennessee in Texas and in Missouri.
That's why our efforts here today are so important. They are another way. We can show our support for those who serve. This country Please join. Me in welcoming Ann. (applause) Ann Wells: Thank. You Dr Biden for those fine remarks. And to all the leaders of government our First Lady Secretary Panetta General Dempsey thank you for your leadership and your guidance today. I just want to thank. All of you for making military spouses and our professions a priority today. As an Army spouse for 32 years. I am enormously proud of what my husband does And. I am proud to step up and serve. This country in my own way as well But being a military spouse brings with. It some extra challenges and as a registered nurse.
I know that firsthand. I take my profession as a nurse just as seriously as Robert does the military My family has moved ten times throughout my husband's career. I have long since lost track of the number of months. That I've spent waiting around for licensing paperwork to catch up so. That I could continue my own career. One move happened 30 days after a deployment;. We had to start moving during the Christmas holidays Moving the family finding a new home a new school for the kids. You have to make new friends. All this puts a loss of stress on the families And. You know I can't. Even start looking for a new type of work until. I have an address so. I can start sending off for my license There's also the extra cost of applying for the new license which differs from state to state You have the time waiting for an official college transcript.
You have to submit. Another set of fingerprints to file in the state You need to figure out. What forms have to be filled out signed and notarized One time the whole process was so difficult to sort through and Robert was going through. Some tough times after deployment. That I finally gave up and decided. I just didn't need to get my license in this state And. Many of my friends.
I am always amazed at their courage their determination and their resilience. That inspiration is one of the main reasons the First Lady and I started Joining Forces so. That all Americans are helping to support our military families. Also they help people to find job, and help to make an owesome resume like in examples in web site - https://salesjobsearches.com/. We've seen Americans step up in so. Many ways We've seen businesses hiring tens of thousands of veterans and military spouses -- businesses like Sears Kmart and Sam's Club have made commitments to hire military spouses or make base transfers easier. Medical schools have committed to educate their students about post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injuries and conduct new research on these conditions. Schools community organizations and Americans of every age and background have sent care packages donated childcare and created community celebrations for the military families in their neighborhoods.
And Americans are stepping up. Because they know how much our military spouses and families have done for our country. People like Ann Wells. Ann's husband Robert is career combat engineer and command service sergeant major. After 10 years of marriage Ann went back to school for her nursing degree As a teacher. I have had the privilege of teaching countless women like Ann women who fight hard for a good education. But like so. Many military spouses Ann moved frequently with her husband and that often meant a new license was required to pursue her nursing career in Hawaii in Tennessee in Texas and in Missouri.
That's why our efforts here today are so important. They are another way. We can show our support for those who serve. This country Please join. Me in welcoming Ann. (applause) Ann Wells: Thank. You Dr Biden for those fine remarks. And to all the leaders of government our First Lady Secretary Panetta General Dempsey thank you for your leadership and your guidance today. I just want to thank. All of you for making military spouses and our professions a priority today. As an Army spouse for 32 years. I am enormously proud of what my husband does And. I am proud to step up and serve. This country in my own way as well But being a military spouse brings with. It some extra challenges and as a registered nurse.
I know that firsthand. I take my profession as a nurse just as seriously as Robert does the military My family has moved ten times throughout my husband's career. I have long since lost track of the number of months. That I've spent waiting around for licensing paperwork to catch up so. That I could continue my own career. One move happened 30 days after a deployment;. We had to start moving during the Christmas holidays Moving the family finding a new home a new school for the kids. You have to make new friends. All this puts a loss of stress on the families And. You know I can't. Even start looking for a new type of work until. I have an address so. I can start sending off for my license There's also the extra cost of applying for the new license which differs from state to state You have the time waiting for an official college transcript.
You have to submit. Another set of fingerprints to file in the state You need to figure out. What forms have to be filled out signed and notarized One time the whole process was so difficult to sort through and Robert was going through. Some tough times after deployment. That I finally gave up and decided. I just didn't need to get my license in this state And. Many of my friends.
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