JOHN M. McHUGH: “With defense budgets shrinking, it's important to evaluate if our current Active Component and Reserve Component force…”

Sequestration is not in the best interest of our national security.

We must have an end to sequestration this year, and we must have this budget.

You can succeed, from this day forward, in virtually every aspect of your military career, but if you fail at this--and that is leading on the issue of sexual assault--you've failed the Army.

Over the past 12 years of conflict, our Army has proven itself in arguably the most difficult environment we have ever faced. Our leaders at every level have displayed unparalleled ingenuity, flexibility and adaptability. Our Soldiers have…