Jon Runyan: “We have got to remember that these numbers represent real veterans, real people, and so let us look at that from that…”

I thank the gentleman for his comments on that. And I will just tell the committee that I have had many conversations with the Air Force about this exact issue, and to be able to take a capability away from what we can do in our global…

However, we can't simply apply the principle of one-size-fits-all approach to the claims.

Continued claims of 'misunderstanding' are simply not believable--even if they were, it would show such a level of gross incompetence that disciplinary action would be necessary.

I am convinced that change is neither desired, nor sought, by complacent management in Philadelphia.