Joseph J. Heck: “Readiness comes at a cost, and I think that is one of the things that DOD fails to recognize.”

We need to think of new ways to bring talented individuals into our armed services.

There is no more pressing urgent time to institute a call for national service to bring this country back together.

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…