If we are going to draw down Active Duty and we don't have a place to put them in the Reserve, I feel that we are ultimately going to impair our ability to be fully capable, trained, and ready to go to war.
Heck emphasizes the importance of Reserve units for military readiness amid Active Duty drawdowns.
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My greatest concern, as has been expressed by this panel, is how do we make sure that the lessons learned over the last 15 years of war don't get lost.
There is no more pressing urgent time to institute a call for national service to bring this country back together.
We need to think of new ways to bring talented individuals into our armed services.
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.
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