Byron Dorgan: “If my senior colleague from North Dakota would yield for a moment, I would also like to note that the recent proposal…”

“If my senior colleague from North Dakota would yield for a moment, I would also like to note that the recent proposal for program continuation forwarded to the commanding general at Fort Rucker suggests that we will save even more than that. My friend from Hawaii and all Senators should also be aware that the Army has consistently praised UND graduates for their excellent performance and superior airmanship. The CAS program is unique in the United States, and consequently its aviator graduates in the Air Battle Captain Program are better trained than any other ROTC graduates seeking Army aviation assignments. Appropriately, the entire UND Air Battle Captain class has consistently received active duty helicopter assignments upon graduation.”