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Jim Webb: You indicated in the study--I will start, Secretary Stanley, with you again--that the objective in this case was not to…

On the recordSeptember 13, 2011
You indicated in the study--I will start, Secretary Stanley, with you again--that the objective in this case was not to determine how many G/FOs were required. What would have been your methodology if you actually were to determine how many were required?
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Jim Webb
Democratic · Virginia

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Senator Webb asks about the methodology for determining required general/flag officer numbers.

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