Bill Text: IL HR0799 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates April 30, 2016 as Military Brat Day in Illinois.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: (Passed) 2016-04-19 - Resolution Adopted [HR0799 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0799-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, An estimated 15 million Americans are current or | ||||||
| 3 | former military brats, including those who spent all or part of | ||||||
| 4 | their childhood or adolescence in the lifestyle; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, The number of military brats has grown over the | ||||||
| 6 | past 250 years alongside the United States Armed Forces; these | ||||||
| 7 | adolescents have a unique American cultural experience through | ||||||
| 8 | their travels around the country and world; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Military brats live a very mobile upbringing, | ||||||
| 10 | moving with their parents when they are deployed or transferred | ||||||
| 11 | to new military bases; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Military brats are often asked by others where | ||||||
| 13 | they are from and provide an array of responses, with many | ||||||
| 14 | saying everywhere or nowhere because of the many places they | ||||||
| 15 | have lived and traveled; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Military brats are very adaptive to their new | ||||||
| 17 | surroundings, are outgoing in nature, are able to adapt to new | ||||||
| 18 | changes, and are constantly making new friends everywhere they | ||||||
| 19 | move; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Military brats are typically very worldly in their | ||||||
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| 1 | knowledge of foreign cultures and customs based on their many | ||||||
| 2 | moves and by living in other nations, providing a unique | ||||||
| 3 | experience that is not typically experienced by the general | ||||||
| 4 | public; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Military brats are known for being disciplined and | ||||||
| 6 | outstanding students, with approximately 60% of brats holding | ||||||
| 7 | higher education degrees and 30% holding advanced degrees; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Many of the military brats grow up to find great | ||||||
| 9 | careers in public service, becoming police officers, | ||||||
| 10 | firefighters, teachers, doctors, and nurses; many of them end | ||||||
| 11 | up finding the same call their parents did by serving in the | ||||||
| 12 | United States Armed Forces; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Unlike most of their military parents, military | ||||||
| 14 | brats did not volunteer for this assignment, but most take it | ||||||
| 15 | on proudly and execute it with distinction; therefore, be it
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| 16 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 17 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 18 | designate April 30, 2016 as Military Brat Day in Illinois to | ||||||
| 19 | appreciate the sacrifice and service of these patriots by | ||||||
| 20 | giving them our thanks and respect.
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