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16 G.I. JOBS | OCTOBER 2016 | GIJOBS.COM FOREIGN POLICY AND RELATIONS CLINTON Clinton believes in using all available tools to communicate during foreign policy issues, including "diplomatic, economic, military, political, legal, and cultural" tools. She believes that creating more opportunities at home through innovation and education will help to strengthen our nation when it comes to foreign relations. She wants to continue to strengthen relationships with allies while also coming down strong on those against us, including Iran, China, Russia and ISIS. Clinton's main objective is to limit the amount of wartime combat and deal with foreign relations in a diplomatic way. To read more about Hillary Clinton's foreign relations policies, visit hillaryclinton.com/issues. JOHNSON Johnson holds the stance that the United States should not be the world's police force. He believes that most of the issues with Islamic terrorism that our country faces today is because of our nation's previous engagements trying to fix other countries. Johnson believes that simply putting more "boots on the ground" will not fix any wartime issues. He promises to only send troops overseas after a lengthy discussion and approval from Congress. Johnson wants the use the money that is spent on overseas endeavors on issues here at home, making the country stronger from the inside. To read more about Gary Johnson's foreign relations policies, go to johnsonweld. com/foreign_policy_and_ national_defense. TRUMP Trump's foreign policy, in a nutshell, is a bigger, faster and stronger military. He is not afraid to jump into a military engagement if the situation deems necessary. However, he does want to narrow the United States' involvement in other countries. He explains that our nation has spent a pretty penny ($4 trillion to be exact) to "topple other countries' leaders." He argues if that money was used, instead, as an investment in our own country's infrastructures, that we would be better off as a nation. He also wants to renegotiate contracts with countries like Japan and Germany, to whom we currently offer protection as reciprocity for our presence. Trump's biggest talking points seem to be ISIS, which he promises to eliminate swiftly through military intervention, and coordinating talks with China and Russia to help foster cooperation and understanding. His foreign policy mission promises to make things better by making our military stronger and scarier to enemies. To read more about Donald Trump's foreign relations policies, donaldjtrump.com/press- releases/donald-j.-trump- foreign-policy-speech. VA HEALTH CARE AND BENEFITS CLINTON Clinton believes the VA health care system needs to be overhauled. She wants to reform the system so that veterans receive timely and high-quality service. She wants to block the privatizing of the VA system to ensure that veterans are not lost in the shuffle, especially when it comes to mental health and other invisible wounds that both service members and their families face today. She wants to ensure that all veterans receive the care they need and deserve, regardless of where they live. Clinton wishes to see more female health care needs taken care of by the VA as well. Her main focus for the VA is to create "a culture of accountability, service, and excellence" by revamping the budget concerns and leadership issues. To read more about Hillary Clinton's thoughts on VA Health care and benefits, hillaryclinton.com/issues/ veterans. JOHNSON Johnson's stance on VA health care and benefits is limited. His only comment on the issue comes from a town hall meeting where he states that he would reduce the military budget by 43 percent, with the exception of VA health care and benefits. To read more about Gary Johnson's policy on VA health care and benefits, visit www. johnsonweld.com/issues. TRUMP Trump's stance on VA health care and subsequent benefits is that its current state is unacceptable. His plan includes ensuring that veterans get the health care they need when and where they need it. He wants to allow any veteran to be able to walk into any clinic that accepts Medicaid and be able to get treated immediately. He also wants to increase programs for things like PTSD, traumatic brain injuries and other invisible wounds of war. Trump believes the lack of leadership at the VA is to blame for many of these issues, and he resolves to rectify them while in office. He believes that hiring more veterans to take care of veterans can help the VA health care system as whole, since veterans have a unique understanding of what their fellow service members may be experiencing. He also wants to increase the number of women health care facilities in the VA. To read more about Donald Trump's policy on VA benefits and health care, visit donaldjtrump.com/positions/ veterans-administration- reforms. GENERAL EDUCATION CLINTON In regards to education as a whole for the nation, Clinton wants to rebuild schools and prioritize the teaching profession by providing teachers with the resources, support and pay needed to adequately do their jobs. Uniquely, she also wants to give every student the chance to learn computer science. As for older students, she wants to make college more affordable for everyone by keeping colleges accountable for their costs, allowing Pell grants to be used for college- related expenses other than tuition, and proposing students work on campus and have their salaries go toward their tuition. For those who have completed college and are currently paying off student loans, she proposes that students be allowed to refinance their loans at lower interest rates. These reforms would be paid for by higher-income tax payers. Clinton also wants to create more opportunities for vocational practices. To read more about Hillary Clinton's views on national education policies, go to hillaryclinton.com/ issues/k-12-education. JOHNSON Johnson believes the Department of Education should be disbanded – arguing that a child's education cannot be maintained by politics in Washington, D.C., but they should rather be maintained