Trent Kelly actually said...

"You all met, meet, or exceed the standards for accession and retention in the military and that you did not ask for nor would you have wanted reduced standards or special treatment."

"To me personnel is the key--equipment can always be replaced but personnel is the key cornerstone in all military operations."

"It is a bedrock principle of the Department of Defense [DOD] that any eligible individual who can meet the high standards for military service without special accommodations should be permitted to ser..."

"the best ideas come to Washington, not from Washington."