I think it's something we really have to look at, especially as we're looking at our force posture in Afghanistan.

I expect that report to be submitted really before this process on nominations go forward.

Mr. Carson and Mr. Weiler, do you both agree that we should avoid the use of involuntary separations as much as possible?

I think it is very important that we receive it right away. It is not going to continue to be in development.

What worries me, and what I think we need to understand, is what risk we are taking on.

I would suggest that this is a valid law. Not only should no one in the executive branch suggest that this is going to happen, but it would be against the law.

I hope, if confirmed, that you will commit to examining the allocation of military construction dollars...

I do worry about the size of the Army today.

to get a pink slip after you come home and served our country is pretty appalling.

we cannot afford to continue to waste money like this in Afghanistan.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. General, congratulations, and thank you for being willing to take on this task.

I agree that that should be a priority for us.

Obviously, North Korea's recent actions show that it is going to continue to defy the international norms, UN Security Council resolutions, and all other reasonable actions that we would expect from that country.

I think it would be very important for us to have a financial audit, so that we can ensure that each of the dollars that were disbursed, how they were spent, we can account to taxpayers for that.

We are not giving up on standing up against their malign behavior.

We are incentivizing hostage-taking.

We have to have tough-minded economic sanctions.

I think that's a totally inadequate response.