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On the recordSeptember 13, 2011
Right. I understand, but you could have a totally different allocation among the Services if the Secretary of Defense, for instance, were to decide--is that a correct assumption--from this statutory ceiling.
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Jim Webb
Democratic · Virginia

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Senator Webb discusses the flexibility of flag officer allocations by the Secretary of Defense.

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