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John McCain: “Secretary Rumsfeld, you are pursuing a temporary increase in manpower levels for the Army which will need to be phased…”

On the recordFebruary 4, 2004
Secretary Rumsfeld, you are pursuing a temporary increase in manpower levels for the Army which will need to be phased out in a short time and could well reside in the Reserves. Does it not make sense to employ the Call to Service Act's 18-18-18 plan to augment the required end strength you are pursuing?
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona
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congress.gov
Feb 4, 2004

Editor's note · Context

Suggesting the use of the Call to Service Act to address manpower needs.

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