Lindsey Graham

Thank you all for your service, particularly Admiral Olson and General Petraeus.

I cannot think of a more dire consequence to the United States really in many ways than to have Mexico just collapse.

I cannot think of a better use of the Congress' time and efforts to come together and come up with a game plan to deal with our consumption back here at home.

Well, that gets us to a point--we are spending money very quickly on some things that are very controversial, and there is a lot of pushback.

I would urge you, when it comes to budget matters, programs that need funding, to be more aggressive, lean forward.

Money spent now on Alzheimer's, I think, will pay great dividends and will help young Americans realize the American dream.

This disease is unusual in the sense that it represents what I think is the biggest challenge to the country--demographic changes.

What I've been thinking about doing is in certain selected areas, critical need areas, if you'll stay to 22 years of service you can retire maybe at 59 years old, and just walk your way down to 55 years old, as an incentive to stay on.

Thank you for the job you've done for the country, and I think you can leave your post looking back and saying that you were there when it mattered the most maybe since World War II for sure.

Anything you can think of to deal with this problem, whether you need money or legal changes, we stand ready to help.

We don't have private sector dental health care usually. It's not that the Army's just inheriting a problem that society has.

Bad teeth are doing more damage to us than the enemy.

If you'll serve 22 years, you can maybe retire at 50.

I think moving retirement benefits from 30 to 40 years, where you can continue to accrue it, is a good step forward.

The men and women of our superb Active and Reserve Armed Forces have been on a wartime footing now for over 7 years.

There's a lot of conflict in Congress and between the parties, and that's just the way democracy works.

What is the source of data on suicide attempts within DOD?

What are the opportunities and the parameters of such discussions from both DOD and SAMSHA perspectives?

Major General Rubenstein, we often hear that although the post-deployment health assessments are performed by a high percentage of soldiers returning from combat, many who are referred for follow-up care never obtain it.

What is your Service providing now in leadership training for noncommissioned officers (NCOs) regarding suicide prevention

Brigadier General Sutton and Ms. Power, do military leaders routinely receive data on suicide attempts? If not, should they?

What additional metrics regarding attempted suicides are needed in order to tailor specific suicide prevention strategies to populations at risk in DOD?

I am concerned that DOD does not appear to get feedback from the National Suicide Hotline about calls to that hotline by military members.

Major General Rubenstein, how do you track whether or not a soldier attains that care?

The number of suicides by members of the Reserves is significantly less than for the Active component.