03/04/2013
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"I am pleased that the SBA has been elevated to a Cabinet position, so congratulations on that."
"What can we do to fix this?"
"The goal for completing the IDES is 295 days for Active component soldiers and 305 days for Reserve component soldiers."
"As these soldiers progress through the 400-day process, they are obviously nondeployable and count toward the Army's overall end strength."