"How confident are you in the adequacy of this year's OCO budget request?"
"How would your overall readiness be affected by the elimination of OCO?"
"How will each of your services achieve the headquarters reductions ordered by Secretary Hagel and at the same time ensure critical functional capabilities are not lost?"
"Considering the significant variability associated with the budget and the resulting force structure, why does the Department feel that it is an appropriate time to request an additional BRAC round?"
"Please provide an update as to when the Department is expected to complete the European Infrastructure Consolidation Initiative as required by Section 347 of the National Defense Authorization Act for..."
"What readiness challenges does the Navy face if sequestration persists beyond FY2015?"
"What would be the impacts to the Navy's readiness if we maintained our current force structure with the current funding levels?"
"The optimal force structure for the Marine Corps is 186,600 marines to meet all crisis response and steady-state requirements of the nation."
"The budget request summary highlights support for the continuation Marine Unit Deployment Program (UDP) in FY15."
"Which readiness accounts are you most concerned about? What can we do to help?"
"How dependent are you on OCO for day-to-day operations? How will the dependence change after the majority of, or possibly all, combat troops are out of Afghanistan?"
"Please describe the enduring, non-Afghanistan-related requirements your service funds through OCO. How would you address those requirements in the absence of OCO?"