Joseph J. Heck: “I can tell you for the five years I have been on this committee, that is the most moving testimony I have heard.”

Civic education provides the foundational basis that every American must have in order to fully comprehend his or her individual role in achieving the collective security of our Nation.

Any job that exists in the private sector is available in uniform, and we need to do a better job at making that known to the American public.

I find it unacceptable that we would place the additional burden of years of concern about the legitimacy of a bonus payment, or student loan repayment, on those who volunteer to serve.

I have always been a big believer in an All-Volunteer Force.