Michelle Obama Claims Her Life Is More Difficult Than A Soldiers Earlier this week First Lady Michelle Obama compared her life to that of an American soldier. When Michelle was in Fort Campbell, KY, this week, she gave a speech to veterans about finding work after leaving the military. While she spoke, she mentioned that before she campaigned with Barack, she didnt know much about what life in the military was. Michelle then went on to contrast her experience with that of Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill, who are Blue Star parents. Unlike Jill, I wasnt a military mom, the First Lady said, I didnt know much about the military, and I was probably more like the average American. Michelle described the many meetings she had throughout the campaigns with military families. Everywhere we went, I heard the voice of a woman that I hadnt heard before, and it was your voice, the first lady said, And I was just awed and blown away by what I heard through those voices, the challenges you all face. Michelle went on to compare her life on the campaign trail with a presidential candidate husband to that of a military wife. Dealing with everything that I was dealing witha spouse traveling, a job, kids we didnt deal with multiple moves, but I learned about the challenges that happen when you move from base to base to base, Michelle said, The way your kids have to adjust on a dime. And doing it knowing that the person you love is in harms way. And those stories moved me in a way that I didnt expect. 