On the recordMarch 6, 2012
The Department has made it clear that we prefer a smaller ready force to a larger force that lacks sufficient training and equipment to perform the mission assigned to it.
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congress.govLeon Panetta: “The Department has made it clear that we prefer a smaller ready force to a larger force that lacks sufficient training…”
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Panetta emphasizes the importance of a well-trained, smaller military force over a larger, unprepared one.
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