Joseph J. Heck: “There is no more pressing urgent time to institute a call for national service to bring this country back together.”

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…

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

I can tell you for the five years I have been on this committee, that is the most moving testimony I have heard.

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.