Yesterday Hillary Clinton’s campaign reached out to military members and their spouses, outlining the changes she would implement to help make military family life easier.
The Military Times reported that Clinton’s campaign released a 23-point “Military Families Agenda”.
According to the Military Times, the document addresses:
- Mandating flexibility in service members’ family leave time
- Increased access to military child care
- More consideration of families’ preferences and needs when assigned to duty stations
- Enhanced gratuity payments to families of service members killed on duty
- An expansion of mental health care resources for the military community
- Better support for DOD schools and civilian schools with large military populations
- Support for veterans using the Post-9/11 GI Bill
Currently, President Barack Obama’s Joining Forces initiative addresses many military family concerns. First Lady Michelle Obama has been heavily involved in the initiative, especially as the group addressed the issue of military spouse unemployment.
The Clinton campaign has said the initiative will become a permanent fixture in the White House if she is elected. Also, Clinton has promised to host a series of town hall meetings at military bases across the nation.
To read the full story, visit http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/family/2016/05/31/clinton-military-family-policy-paper/85177238/
