Joseph J. Heck: “I take exception with the comment you made that you believe commanders are willfully proselytizing.”

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.

I find it concerning that in light of what has happened on January 6 and finding that a number of our military personnel have been associated with white supremacist ideology, that we would somehow confuse weeding out those individuals who…

Our Nation's security is dependent, in part, on the willingness of Americans to participate in that security.

But without aggressively maintaining their skills, who knows how many patients our specialists can optimally treat? Maybe 80 percent? Maybe? But 80 percent is a B-minus. And is a B-minus really the best that we can do for the young men and…