William Taft actually said...

The ultimate personnel would reach 3,000 line officers and midshipmen and 60,000 enlisted men; but under the measure as drawn, the full authorized strength of officers and men can not be reached for a number of years to come; nor, in any case, except with the approval of the Congress year by year.

02/24/1910

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