Political Quotes

John McCain: No matter what it says, we give the commanding officer the responsibility for what happens under his or her command. And…

On the recordNovember 28, 2016
No matter what it says, we give the commanding officer the responsibility for what happens under his or her command. And that's the way the system works.
Said by
John McCain
Republican · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

Reiterating the chain of command and accountability on military bases.

Share

More from John McCain

Feb 6, 2018

Major General Robinson, what efforts has the Air Force implemented that are seeing positive impacts on retention?

congress.gov
Feb 14, 2018

As stressed in the newly released National Defense Strategy, Russia and other adversaries have mastered the art of conducting a systematic aggression against the United States.

congress.gov
Aug 21, 2018

I want to say to all of you that I am so honored to be here to speak before this Committee.

congress.gov
Feb 6, 2018

the Air Force has committed to keeping the B-52 through 2040, while phasing out the B-2 and B-1

congress.gov

Other voices in this conversation