Political Quotes

“today I join Senator Bond, my fellow co-chairman of the National Guard Caucus, in introducing legislation to allow the Secretary of Defense to increase the number of National Guard and reserve generals on active duty. Deputy Secretary of Defense John Hamre brought it to our attention that under current law, guard and reserve general officers brought on active duty for more than 180 days count against the service's active duty ceilings specified in 10 U.S.C. 526. Our proposed legislation would exempt full-time active duty guard and reserve general officers from the limit in title 10. But we only allow the exemption so it does not exceed 3 percent of the current limit of 877 general officers. This legislation will encourage the military services to assign guard/reserve general officers to a wider variety of non-traditional assignments allowing these general officers to gain a greater depth of experience. The legislation will greatly enhance the total force idea, by providing a more seamless integration of the reserve and active component senior leadership.”