James M. Talent: “We do a lousy job of orientation on National security issues in general for new Members coming into this body.”

The warrior ethos is not a luxury, it is essential when you have a military.

I am concerned that this is real and that they are, the latest developments are reflective of what is actually happening and that they may be well ahead of us.

We fear our military lacks the capability to attract, use, and keep the unconventional, technical, and cutting-edge talents and skills that it needs to meet future threats and new realities.

What we were hearing back is a greater and greater level of frustration that the system doesn't seem to understand what they're dealing with.