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Proc 8895ProclamationObama · DCeremonial

Proclamation 8895

Military Family Month, 2012

President Obama proclaimed November 2012 as Military Family Month, honoring the sacrifices of military families and calling on Americans to support them through private actions and public service. The proclamation references the ongoing Joining Forces initiative and notes that businesses had already exceeded a 2013 hiring goal for veterans and military spouses.

Federal Register Open PDF 77 FR 66515

Key directives

  • Proclaim November 2012 as Military Family Month
  • Call on all Americans to honor military families through private actions and public service

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation of November 2012 as Military Family Month

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • No binding policy directives or resource commitments; purely hortatory
  • Reference to past business hiring challenge (100,000 by end of 2013) is retrospective/celebratory, not a new obligation
Proclamation 8895: Military Family Month, 2012 · Executive Orders