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On the recordFebruary 27, 2012
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.
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Joseph J. Heck
Nevada

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Heck emphasizes the importance of Reserve units for military readiness amid Active Duty drawdowns.

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