03/09/2010
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"So it would be your view that the Secretary of Defense has the authority under the legislative umbrella to declare that to be a four star?"
"Has your Service reviewed your European Command position to determine whether it should remain an O-10 position?"
"I do not think there is anybody in DOD who, if given a choice between being a four-star and being an SES, would pick being an SES."
"Yes, but you are saying that that number has not really changed."