Byron Dorgan: “It is, and consequently I and my colleague from North Dakota were very surprised to learn that only 2 of this year's…”

“It is, and consequently I and my colleague from North Dakota were very surprised to learn that only 2 of this year's class of 15 graduates were assigned to active duty aviation. Clearly, many programs within the Armed Services are undergoing reorganization as part of the defense-wide effort to cut costs, but to reject the graduates from the aviation program at UND Aerospace does not make any sense to me. After all, these young officers have been handpicked and well trained. To reject these young men and women after this special training seems wasteful.”