Political Quotes

“I don't have time to go over the entire report, but I think many colleagues will find it of interest to know what we experienced. First, let me say that the Army was very open and responsive to our staff when they came to review the situation. They were most anxious to have us get a complete look at the situation and to offer to help in any way they could. So they recognized there was a problem. Basically, there are not enough medical personnel--doctors, clinicians, support staff, specialists--available during ``peak'' mobilization and demobilization phases at a number of mobilization sites. Consequently, injured and ill soldiers have a difficult time scheduling appointments with medical care providers and seeing the specialists required to get the best possible care. Some of them had been waiting literally months to get the kind of care they deserve. Compounding the problem, large numbers of soldiers either mobilizing or demobilizing created shortages of available housing at mobilization sites, which resulted in some of the returning guards and reservists being placed in housing totally inadequate for their medical condition.”