But yet recent data reveals that of the Afghan National Army units assessed, only 36 percent are effective independently or with purely advisory support.
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Heck highlights concerns about the effectiveness of Afghan National Army units.
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I can tell you for the five years I have been on this committee, that is the most moving testimony I have heard.
And while nobody wants to, as has been said, you know, balance the budget on the backs of our service members or our veterans, there are going to be some hard decisions to make.
It is my understanding that there is still within the DODI a presumptive ban on members of the Sikh religion from joining, from having to give up their articles of faith.
Each of the military services and the Department of Defense has adopted strategies to reduce suicide within our troops, so I would like to hear from our witnesses whether those strategies are working.





