General Amos, Marine Corps unit readiness has normally been rated in terms of the ability of units to perform full-spectrum combat operations in a high intensity conflict.

In order to provide the maximum protection for our forces, the Marine Corps requested and Congress provided extensive funding for Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles.

General Amos and General Chiarelli, what do your Services gain from this increase in terms of skills and capabilities, units, and increased dwell time between deployments?

What is your level of confidence that the move to Guam can be completed on schedule?

Given the current plan, do you believe the marines stationed on Guam will be able to fulfill the full range of training requirements?

General Chiarelli, how do you gauge the effectiveness of these programs?

In the first quarter of fiscal year 2009, nearly 52 percent of the Army Guard and Reserve were in dental readiness class III or IV, and thus technically nondeployable.

Every military leader bears responsibility for addressing (the stigma associated with seeking mental health care); leaders who fail to do so reduce the effectiveness of the servicemembers they lead.

General Amos and General Chiarelli, I have a question about the impact to military readiness and operations of support provided by contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The fact that we have lost military personnel to accidental electrocution is a tragic circumstance that must not be allowed to persist.

can I get your assurance that each contract or task or delivery order carried out in the future for the construction, installation, repair, maintenance, or operation of expeditionary facilities for the Army incorporates generally accepted…

Unfortunately, the Army cannot influence demand, and the current level does not appear likely to improve significantly for the foreseeable future.

Has the Department of the Army developed a withdrawal and reset plan based on a reduced presence in Iraq to raise the readiness levels over time for all combat brigades?

How many BCTs need to be rated C-2 or above in order for the Army to declare a restoration of the desire rebalancing?

We simply cannot achieve desired BOG dwell ratios until demand is reduced to a sustainable level.

The incidences of suicides, particularly in the Army, were increasing at an alarming rate.

Although even the NRA stated that the Joshua Omvig bill would have no impact on gun rights, critical sections of the Suicide Prevention Act were watered down.

I think that when you have a population that entrusts you with the issues that are of great importance to them, when you have one that I think is a constitutional question, I think you have to go above and beyond to sell to the members why…