John McCain actually said...

General Dempsey, how will you avoid the repeat of the poorly executed drawdown of the 1990s, which slashed recruiting and first-term soldier strength, thus creating gaps that hurt the Army--in order to retain more mid-career personnel?

Context

McCain questions the Army's strategy to prevent past recruiting failures.

02/13/2012

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