We will do so with men and women of the highest caliber whose willingness to serve, is a credit to this great Nation.

Thank you very much for having worked so hard to bring this matter to the attention of the Senate and of Congress.

Nine years of conflict have stressed our military in ways that were not contemplated at the inception of the All-Volunteer Force.

One-in-six servicemembers is on some form of psychiatric drug.

I feel very strongly about this topic, because, of course, this surfaced with the problems that we had at Walter Reed, roughly 3 years ago this month.

We have a problem recruiting JAGs?

We really want to make sure that people who aren't eligible for these S&I pays are adequately compensated.

I've never heard the IRR termed the 'Inactive Ready Reserve.'

I appreciate the support demonstrated by Senator Graham and other members of this subcommittee for this bipartisan legislation.

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