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Joseph T. Burns: “I agree that it is alarming whenever we see the attrition, especially an accelerated attrition and losing people who are…”

On the recordFebruary 25, 1998
I agree that it is alarming whenever we see the attrition, especially an accelerated attrition and losing people who are essential to make our fighting forces really effective--in other words those pilots, those specialized people, who are highly technical and necessary to operate in today's modern Army, Air Force, Navy, or Marine Corps. There has been some attention given to Guard facilities. There is a very good reason for that. This administration since it came to town has been integrating Guard and Reserve units with regulars wherever they can because the force structure and our cutback in defense spending has required them to do that.
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Joseph T. Burns
Ohio
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Discussing military construction and personnel attrition during a debate on a veto override.

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