I commanded a paratrooper company a long time ago. It was not mixed gender so this issue of sexual assault was not as central as it is today.

The essence of the military is that soldiers protect, not exploit, their comrades, and commanders particularly protect and not exploit their commanders.

I don't think you can separate it. In fact, it is my opinion that if we do separate these two things that you are talking about, you are actually going to have a significant decrease in reporting.

It is about accountability.

If the chain of command wants to retain these powers under UCMJ, it has to be a chain of command that is accountable.

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Well, thank you, Chief. Another proposal is the Integrated Resource Restoration Program.

And one of the things that we will pursue, and we'd like your support in this pursuit, is that at some point we're going to have to declare emergencies for these fires.

we have this conversation every single year. And we're just not seeing things improve in the Tongass.

Well, again, I think both the ranking members are concerned, and we have to come up with a mechanism.

Thank you, Chief. My final question is that the land acquisition component is about $57.9 million.

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It would be significantly affecting title 10.