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On the recordSeptember 13, 2011
So essentially in terms of how this process works inside DOD, you have a statutory ceiling in terms of the number of flags that can be allocated among the Services. Is that correct?
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Jim Webb
Democratic · Virginia

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Senator Webb questions the statutory limits on flag officer allocations.

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