The November issue of Redbook boasts that it is dedicated to helping female veterans in their adjustment to civilian life. Specifically, in helping them find job opportunities in the country for which they sacrificed so much. But instead of honoring the female veterans chosen for the issue and putting them on the cover, Redbook instead chose Michelle Obama.

The five women chosen by the magazine to share their stories were sent to the White House to speak with the first lady "about their troubles and their hopes for the future." The hope was to "shine a light on their struggles." This is what Mrs. Obama told them:

A lot of people think you guys come out of the military and the country is taking care of you, but the transition is tough.

One of the veterans who served in the Army, Sonia Whipp, shared her struggles coming home from Kuwait and Afghanistan:

No one needs my skills. I enlisted right out of high school and spent eight years doing small arms and artillery repair. I deployed three times to Kuwait, Afghanistan, and Iraq -- twice as the only female in my shop -- and rose to sergeant. I was a bad Mama Jama! All that time and dedication I put into small arms and artillery, it doesn't help me now as a civilian. Where do I go from that? I want my 5-year-old daughter to see me with a career. She didn't see me when I was at my strongest, and I want her to—but I don't know if she ever will.

Mrs. Obama likened Whipp to thousands like her, and said she was a "trained leader" to be "the best of the best," adding, "and this country's not giving her that opportunity, someone who wants it so desperately."

Redbook and Mrs. Obama's Joining Forces initiative are asking civilians to support military families -- "our women warriors" -- by hiring them, spreading the word … or buying the new issue on newsstands October 14. You'll also learn how to look "slimmer in your clothes!" Just like the first lady.

The issue was promoted in this self-aggrandizing tweet by FLOTUS (perhaps with some Common Core math):