Robert Wilkie: “If we believe in the concept of the total force, then it should be much easier for a servicemember to move amongst…”

I am humbled today not only by the confidence placed in me by the President of the United States and the support of our veterans service organizations.

Anyone who sits in the Secretary's chair and claims he has the answers should not be there.

I commit to accountability and transparency and will work with our partners in Congress, VSOs, and Veterans to ensure all veterans receive the care and benefits they have earned.

While all Executive Branch departments and agencies must carry out their missions without consideration or influence of partisan politics, I have said in my visits across the department - visits that in the last five weeks cover ten VA…