On the recordFebruary 10, 2016
We want to pick our people. We don't want people forced to serve us.
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congress.govWe want to pick our people. We don't want people forced to serve us.
Carter emphasizes the preference for an All-Volunteer Force over a draft.
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Obviously, I'm the Secretary of Defense, so I care very deeply about the defense budget.
Not on my watch, and I'll bet you not on my successor's watch either, is anybody going to transfer these people.
I agree with everything I said then, including the need to do what we've done this past year.