That's just unacceptable.

if a soldier is afraid to reach out, if they feel that their professional military career will be hurt, we're trying to do everything we can to destigmatize that

no one should be denying any servicemember care purely because of a question of cost.

Today, unfortunately, we are seeing more information on the extent of those problems.

It is very troubling to be here 10 years, after many, many hearings...

Do you know who made the original decision to step up that unit?

But it is more than 40 percent?

the Congress has been pushing you to move forward for years on this effort, we passed legislation that you voted for as a House member many years ago

So, in light of all the issues, you and I have had a chance to talk to this generally, but I wanted to ask you specifically today why was this highly controversial unit set up originally at JBLM, and who's decision was it to do that?

I am concerned as the Army begins to downsize by 80,000 soldiers over the next 5 years, how these soldiers will transition in a difficult economy.

What it says is that more than 4 in 10 of our servicemembers... had it taken away by that unit.

this is a serious issue. I've sat and talked with numerous soldiers and families who were diagnosed with PTSD, were getting care, and then as they went through the MEB process, were told they didn't have PTSD.

And can you tell me, is this an isolated incident, or are there other Army medical centers that are changing the PTSD diagnosis at this rate?

I wanted to ask you what specific measures do you look at to evaluate whether soldiers are receiving the proper diagnosis, and care, and honest evaluation.

The Title X Family Planning program continues to play a critical role in ensuring access to high-quality, client-centered, and affordable primary and preventive health services.

That is a horrendous offense.

We still today have not gotten this right after this war in making sure that they transition back home.

Enrollment is continuing to climb. The number of servicemembers' cases meeting timeliness goals is unacceptably low.

I have asked my Veterans Affairs Committee staff to begin reviewing cases from throughout the country of servicemembers involved in this process.

I am really concerned that soldiers Army-wide have been improperly diagnosed and treated by the Army.

I think this needs to be transparent and clear.

You can't imagine what it's like to talk to a soldier who was told he had PTSD.

We've got to get this right, and we got to get it right now, and we need every effort at it.

I continue to have a number of concerns, not only about the situation at Madigan today but the implication for our soldiers.

This is complex. It's hard. It's problematic, but it needs every single effort from top to bottom.