"A critical part of the executive order is allowing military spouses who work for the federal government to take jobs with them" when their spouse is deployed overseas, Jill Biden said. "With today's agreement, we're making that a reality. It's common sense, it's simple and it's long overdue."
Jill Biden said military spouses also serve the United States even though they don't wear a uniform and that the government has a responsibility to serve them, too. "This isn't just a moral obligation," she said. "It's a national security imperative."
The first lady said the principle of an all-volunteer military, which is the case in the U.S., is put "at risk when we force our service members to choose between their love of country and the families who serve alongside them. We must give them the support they need to choose both."
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