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>> c.j., let's talk a little about why there is this difference between the women vets and the male vets. the unemployment rate for female vets is 11.6%. 2 1/2 points higher than for male vets. why are there extra challenges for our sisters when they come home from the theater? >> well, i think, my experience as the former wife of a military veteran. when he was deployed overseas, he came home and the community was ready to embrace him. when the women come back, we tend to forget they're in a combat situation as well. they're in harm's way. when they come home they want to be with their famili...

Was in charge of weapons. he was in charge of repairing them, distributing them, storing them and unlikely to have seen any combat. so, again, it's clear that he had some kind of problems but military officials say it's not clear that it was related to any kind of combat situation. >> okay. mik, thank you very much for the latest details. still ahe, just within the past hour, house speaker boehner went after the president for missing the deadline for a budget. we'll get live reaction of capitol hill. hey! did you know that honey nut cheerios has oats that can help lower cholesterol? and it tas...

They're not in combat situation and don't get paid enough because you get combat pay and those seem to be valid points. >> i think there are some valid points. there are a lot of things the military needs to address to get at real equality. something like sexual assault. look at something the military still is grappling with, a cultural issue that we've got to do better at to take care of female service members and make sure they're honored and then we need to find ways to promote capable women. >> bill: that goes back into the combat. if you're denying them combat, they're not going to be pro...

They're not in combat situation and don't get paid enough because you get combat pay and those seem to be valid points. >> i think there are some valid points. there are a lot of things the military needs to address to get at real equality. something like sexual assault. look at something the military still is grappling with, a cultural issue that we've got to do better at to take care of female service members and make sure they're honored and then we need to find ways to promote capable women. >> bill: that goes back into the combat. if you're denying them combat, they're not going to be pro...

They're already the same in the mental areas. would you object to -- >> first of all, in most of the services, you do go through the same basic training. >> bill: no, but the standards are different. you know the standards are different of passing the tests. >> okay. there is the physical fitness test. the older -- that the older man also don't have to do the same as a younger man that. is set aside. we're talking about here is the qualifications to do a specific job. if that includes physical strength birks the way, plus aptitude, intellect, courage, leadership, team work, sometimes restraint...