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Jim Webb: “I would say first to the Senator that I had the privilege of being the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve…”

On the recordJuly 10, 2007
I would say first to the Senator that I had the privilege of being the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs for 3 years, where we had oversight of the National Guard and Reserve programs during a very critical time when we were transitioning into what we called the total force concept, and the President's use of the Guard and Reserve is certainly something we were not contemplating in the 1980s. But this amendment sets a floor for the Guard and Reserve of a 3-to-1 ratio with a goal--a written goal--in the amendment of a 5-to-1 ratio, which is the traditional standard.
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Jim Webb
Democratic · Virginia
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the amendment related to the National Guard and Reserve ratios.

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