WEBVTT 00:00.040 --> 00:02.096 So let me open it up for questions . 00:02.096 --> 00:04.960 Who's the first one ? Yeah , please . 00:06.240 --> 00:09.600 Are you a plant ? I don't mean that 00:09.600 --> 00:12.460 physically . I mean , no sir , you 00:12.460 --> 00:14.627 don't have much grass on your head . I 00:14.627 --> 00:16.793 know that yes sir . Texan sterling Mag 00:16.793 --> 00:20.700 B eight s with the cuts in defense and 00:20.710 --> 00:22.766 the supercommittee not meeting their 00:22.766 --> 00:24.932 objectives . And we're looking at that 00:24.932 --> 00:26.790 more cuts . How do we face these 00:26.790 --> 00:29.300 objectives with Afghanistan still going 00:29.300 --> 00:32.260 on with the threat of Syria Iran and 00:32.260 --> 00:34.593 the military cuts that we're looking at ? 00:34.593 --> 00:36.871 How do we meet those objectives ? Yeah , 00:37.240 --> 00:40.670 well , congressman , I'll tell you No , 00:40.670 --> 00:42.781 I mean that's that's my life now , by 00:42.781 --> 00:44.948 the way , I've been , I've been , I've 00:44.948 --> 00:46.892 set a world record for appearances 00:46.892 --> 00:48.781 before the Congress of the United 00:48.781 --> 00:50.892 States and my first six months As the 00:50.892 --> 00:52.948 chairman , that's true Stewart . The 00:52.948 --> 00:55.170 average has been about and by the way , 00:55.170 --> 00:54.930 the chairman always changes on one 00:54.930 --> 00:57.760 October forever . It's by raw and 00:57.760 --> 00:59.927 you're either a chairman for two years 00:59.927 --> 01:02.038 or four , But we always change on one 01:02.038 --> 01:04.560 October and in my first six months I've 01:04.560 --> 01:06.671 been over there 10 times now , that's 01:06.671 --> 01:09.060 okay . Part of our responsibility is to 01:09.070 --> 01:12.400 articulate an answer and articulate 01:12.400 --> 01:14.511 what we're trying to do and get their 01:14.511 --> 01:16.678 feedback and guidance so that they can 01:16.678 --> 01:19.230 resource , you know , the force , but 01:19.230 --> 01:21.900 to your point about um , you asked 01:21.900 --> 01:24.011 about three questions , you just very 01:24.011 --> 01:26.430 cleverly blended them together into one . 01:26.430 --> 01:28.652 So I'll give you a short answers on all 01:28.652 --> 01:31.670 three secret operation sequestration is 01:31.670 --> 01:33.781 the law . We acknowledge that we have 01:33.781 --> 01:35.892 not done any work on trying to figure 01:35.892 --> 01:39.000 it out for two reasons , principally 01:39.000 --> 01:41.560 one is bandwidth . We just finally 01:41.560 --> 01:44.220 figured out a month ago , We finally 01:44.220 --> 01:47.800 figured out how to absorb the $487 01:47.800 --> 01:49.967 billion dollars cut . And we wanted to 01:49.967 --> 01:52.078 make sure we had a strategy that made 01:52.078 --> 01:54.610 sense given that reduction . So to turn 01:54.610 --> 01:56.620 around and do it immediately . It's 01:56.620 --> 01:58.840 just , it's unreasonable . Now at some 01:58.840 --> 02:00.896 point will be given guidance to work 02:00.896 --> 02:03.007 towards that and once we're given the 02:03.007 --> 02:05.062 guidance will , we'll begin to think 02:05.062 --> 02:07.173 about it . The second thing though is 02:07.173 --> 02:09.340 the way I would describe the potential 02:09.340 --> 02:12.790 impact . We're we will this first I say 02:12.790 --> 02:14.957 first that that's a mistake actually . 02:14.957 --> 02:18.890 This $487 billion cut we've 02:18.890 --> 02:21.880 been able to absorb it but and remain 02:21.880 --> 02:23.930 the same force . We are , we're not 02:23.930 --> 02:25.930 giving up any capabilities . Some , 02:25.930 --> 02:28.097 some , some things are being stretched 02:28.097 --> 02:31.300 or contracted . Um , we lose capacity 02:31.300 --> 02:33.440 but not capability . So I'll use the 02:33.440 --> 02:36.400 army as an example about 11% fewer 02:36.400 --> 02:39.070 brigade combat teams , which means you 02:39.070 --> 02:41.690 can push and pull and push and place 02:41.690 --> 02:45.370 them 11% fewer places . That may not be 02:45.370 --> 02:47.537 the case of sequestration kicks and we 02:47.537 --> 02:50.740 may not be able to hold that . That we 02:50.740 --> 02:52.740 may not be able to hold on to every 02:52.740 --> 02:54.684 capability but we haven't done the 02:54.684 --> 02:56.907 analysis yet . But you can be sure that 02:56.907 --> 02:59.073 if we reach that point , we'll do it . 02:59.073 --> 03:02.630 Our , what we've said to Congress at 03:02.630 --> 03:05.140 this point is that in the interest of 03:05.140 --> 03:07.251 national security , they really ought 03:07.251 --> 03:09.210 to find some other way than 03:09.210 --> 03:11.570 sequestration to balance this budget 03:11.570 --> 03:13.570 and it can't all be balanced on our 03:13.570 --> 03:16.020 backs . Well , see , I don't know the 03:16.020 --> 03:18.242 second thing you had in there was . How 03:18.242 --> 03:20.020 does that , you know , isn't it 03:20.020 --> 03:22.131 somewhat ironic ? I'll use mine words 03:22.131 --> 03:24.560 that you're asking us to become smaller 03:24.940 --> 03:27.610 when the world actually appears to be 03:27.810 --> 03:30.620 too be more dangerous . I've actually 03:30.620 --> 03:34.270 said that I do think that the world 03:34.270 --> 03:38.000 is , it feels to me I've been in the 03:38.000 --> 03:40.222 service almost 38 years and it feels to 03:40.222 --> 03:42.389 me like it's more dangerous today than 03:42.389 --> 03:44.500 it's ever been . I've been challenged 03:44.500 --> 03:46.667 on that . Somebody said to me , well , 03:46.667 --> 03:48.889 come on what about when you were hiding 03:48.889 --> 03:51.056 under your desk doing nuclear drills , 03:51.056 --> 03:53.222 you know , waiting for the waiting for 03:53.222 --> 03:55.167 the soviet union to start lobbying 03:55.167 --> 03:57.333 nuclear weapons . That you okay , that 03:57.333 --> 03:56.960 might have been a little more dangerous , 03:56.970 --> 03:59.960 I acknowledge . But the point 04:00.840 --> 04:04.570 that that is this kind of rational 04:04.770 --> 04:08.730 state on state , um , uh , 04:08.740 --> 04:10.573 mechanism that had the effect of 04:10.573 --> 04:13.070 reducing the likelihood of that , the 04:13.070 --> 04:15.770 world we live in today is one where 04:15.770 --> 04:17.937 you've got not only state actors , but 04:17.937 --> 04:20.240 non state actors and because of the way 04:20.240 --> 04:22.860 technology has just proliferated , 04:23.540 --> 04:26.260 you've got capabilities in those hands 04:26.270 --> 04:28.400 of those non state actors that are as 04:28.400 --> 04:30.511 good as the capabilities in the hands 04:30.511 --> 04:33.810 of state actor . And 10 years ago we 04:33.810 --> 04:35.977 wouldn't have had a conversation about 04:35.977 --> 04:38.032 cyber , but I'm personally extremely 04:38.032 --> 04:40.890 concerned about . So , yeah , it is a 04:40.890 --> 04:43.112 more dangerous world , I think , and we 04:43.112 --> 04:45.580 do have to figure out how to both do 04:45.580 --> 04:47.691 what's right for the country in terms 04:47.691 --> 04:49.858 of its economic well being , while not 04:49.858 --> 04:52.310 Forfeiting our responsibility to 04:52.310 --> 04:54.500 protect and defend the nation . Now , 04:54.510 --> 04:56.621 just to give you a glimpse of some of 04:56.621 --> 04:58.788 the things we're looking at . If we if 04:58.788 --> 05:00.899 we have had a conversation about this 05:00.899 --> 05:03.121 10 years ago we wouldn't include in the 05:03.121 --> 05:06.300 conversation I S . R . Because that's a 05:06.310 --> 05:08.470 recent , I mean , the development was 05:08.470 --> 05:10.692 ongoing for a long time , but look what 05:10.692 --> 05:12.859 we've done with it . I mean , goodness 05:12.859 --> 05:14.970 gracious , special operating forces , 05:14.970 --> 05:16.970 They've grown four times as big and 05:16.970 --> 05:19.303 they're still growing and they've grown , 05:19.303 --> 05:21.470 I don't know , 10 times more capable . 05:21.470 --> 05:23.692 And we wouldn't have had a conversation 05:23.692 --> 05:25.914 about cyber . I mean , if somebody , if 05:25.914 --> 05:28.137 chairman would have stood before you 10 05:28.137 --> 05:30.303 years ago and talked about cyber , you 05:30.303 --> 05:32.526 have been , you wondered if he lost his 05:32.526 --> 05:34.692 mind ? You know , you'd say , what are 05:34.692 --> 05:36.914 you talking about cyber now ? I try say 05:36.914 --> 05:36.300 cyber . Everybody knows their head . 05:36.300 --> 05:39.420 Yeah , cyber . And how many of you got 05:39.420 --> 05:43.300 iphones or Androids right now , if I 05:43.300 --> 05:45.930 hadn't had that conversation 18 months 05:45.930 --> 05:48.290 ago , The answer , would there have 05:48.290 --> 05:50.457 been three or four that were out there 05:50.457 --> 05:52.679 tinkering with it . How many of you are 05:52.679 --> 05:54.846 gonna next week , we're going to stand 05:54.846 --> 05:56.623 in line and try to get the next 05:56.623 --> 05:58.734 generation ipad , go ahead admit it , 05:58.734 --> 06:00.901 you're going to do it . I know you are 06:00.901 --> 06:02.901 and you know what that brings is an 06:02.901 --> 06:04.957 enormous , it's not only content but 06:04.957 --> 06:07.123 it's access . I mean , it's a , it's a 06:07.123 --> 06:09.290 different world in terms of technology 06:09.290 --> 06:11.401 and I think we're just scratching the 06:11.401 --> 06:13.068 surface so it's , and I'm not 06:13.068 --> 06:15.179 suggesting we're gonna trade manpower 06:15.179 --> 06:17.346 for technology . I mean , we always do 06:17.346 --> 06:19.234 that at some point , some to some 06:19.234 --> 06:21.560 degree , but there's a balance to be 06:21.560 --> 06:23.782 struck there and that's our challenge . 06:23.782 --> 06:25.782 Our challenge is to figure out that 06:25.782 --> 06:27.393 balance . What else ? Yeah , 06:30.740 --> 06:32.796 Lieutenant , you're here from 56 1st 06:32.796 --> 06:35.129 prostate one . Just going off the cyber , 06:35.540 --> 06:37.707 what you're mentioning with the budget 06:37.707 --> 06:40.040 cuts . How do you see that affecting uh , 06:40.040 --> 06:42.207 basically our capability to respond to 06:42.207 --> 06:43.929 newer cyber threats ? Um , and 06:43.929 --> 06:45.873 basically to , to take care of the 06:45.873 --> 06:48.096 cyber mission ? Well , for one thing in 06:48.096 --> 06:50.262 the , in the budget submission that we 06:50.262 --> 06:53.650 just made , we not only protected 06:54.640 --> 06:57.400 the investment in cyber that we had 06:57.400 --> 06:59.456 intended , but when we went back and 06:59.456 --> 07:01.344 lifted our strategy , we actually 07:01.344 --> 07:03.511 realized we probably not probably , we 07:03.511 --> 07:05.733 needed to make a deeper investment into 07:05.733 --> 07:07.844 cyber . So there's a couple of things 07:07.844 --> 07:09.900 we're doing in cyber right now we're 07:09.900 --> 07:11.956 looking at are how do we come in and 07:11.956 --> 07:14.178 control it . You know right now , cyber 07:14.178 --> 07:17.350 com reports to um , stratcom and then 07:17.360 --> 07:19.249 as a , as you know , the national 07:19.249 --> 07:21.530 security agent agency and cyber calmer 07:21.530 --> 07:23.586 dual hatted , we're trying to figure 07:23.586 --> 07:25.752 out that makes sense . We're trying to 07:25.752 --> 07:27.919 and will likely make a take a decision 07:27.919 --> 07:31.830 to put a theater level P . Com eucom 07:31.830 --> 07:35.080 centcom , africom cyber headquarters at 07:35.090 --> 07:37.380 each of those combatant commands so 07:37.380 --> 07:41.070 that you've got kind of the cyber com 07:41.080 --> 07:44.590 with global responsibilities and then 07:44.600 --> 07:46.489 each combatant commander with the 07:46.489 --> 07:48.433 ability to manage cyber activities 07:48.433 --> 07:51.420 inside of his own battle space . And uh 07:51.430 --> 07:54.780 and we're also we're seeking to add I 07:54.790 --> 07:56.901 don't have the number of committed to 07:56.901 --> 07:59.150 memory but it's several 1000 spaces 07:59.540 --> 08:02.950 people into that line of work over the 08:02.950 --> 08:05.130 next five years . So we are investing 08:05.130 --> 08:07.480 in cyber , we are growing the size of 08:07.490 --> 08:09.546 the three things I mentioned , cyber 08:09.546 --> 08:11.657 eyes are special forces Now you might 08:11.657 --> 08:13.823 say , well you didn't renew the global 08:13.823 --> 08:16.260 block 30 and therefore you're not 08:16.260 --> 08:18.427 investing as you said you were and I'm 08:18.427 --> 08:20.740 sorry , but the fact is as the guys 08:20.740 --> 08:22.962 sitting here to my right , when we used 08:22.962 --> 08:25.129 to work together and centcom will tell 08:25.129 --> 08:27.240 you , you know , we were investing in 08:27.240 --> 08:29.680 the other variants of Global Hawk . The 08:29.680 --> 08:32.720 block 30 though was not so much better 08:32.720 --> 08:34.887 than the U . Two that it made sense to 08:34.887 --> 08:37.250 keep Investing in black 30 . I've been 08:37.250 --> 08:39.472 attacked on this already and we've been 08:39.472 --> 08:41.472 doing a little , you know say bring 08:41.472 --> 08:45.460 back and forth . But you know the if 08:45.460 --> 08:47.627 you think about the difference between 08:47.627 --> 08:49.682 you two and s are black 30 or global 08:49.682 --> 08:53.480 Hawk black 30 You might be buying 10% 08:53.480 --> 08:56.600 more capability at 40% greater cost . 08:56.680 --> 08:59.190 And back to my point we have to find 08:59.190 --> 09:01.950 ways to become more affordable . So if 09:01.950 --> 09:04.006 you look inside the budget , I think 09:04.006 --> 09:06.172 you'll see cyber is well cared for and 09:06.172 --> 09:08.228 I'm a huge champion . I went over to 09:08.228 --> 09:10.339 capitol Hill the day before yesterday 09:10.339 --> 09:12.394 for a tabletop exercise , top secret 09:12.394 --> 09:16.040 tabletop exercise where we show what 09:16.040 --> 09:17.818 could potentially happen to the 09:17.818 --> 09:19.929 critical infrastructure of the United 09:19.929 --> 09:22.040 States in a collaborative environment 09:22.040 --> 09:24.151 with the Senate . Uh , so that we can 09:24.151 --> 09:26.429 make sure we've got the right policies , 09:26.429 --> 09:28.151 procedures and come in and and 09:28.151 --> 09:30.580 architecture is in place . But I'll 09:30.580 --> 09:32.913 tell you so as we sit here today though , 09:32.913 --> 09:35.060 I'll tell you , I'm not comfortable 09:35.440 --> 09:37.607 where we are in cyber , but I can tell 09:37.607 --> 09:40.560 you were pushing up you guys are asking 09:40.560 --> 09:44.340 really uh , strategic level questions . 09:44.340 --> 09:46.770 You know , what about like who's going 09:46.770 --> 09:48.603 to win the national basket ? The 09:48.610 --> 09:52.350 Attorney Service Sergeant , He's 09:52.360 --> 09:55.100 7 47 common squadron . Um , what is the 09:55.100 --> 09:57.070 reality of our current 20 years 09:57.070 --> 09:59.580 military service retirement plan being 09:59.580 --> 10:02.440 reduced from 50% or maybe even going 10:02.440 --> 10:05.840 away . No . Well , I mean I never , 10:05.850 --> 10:08.280 I've learned in my 38 years . I'm a 10:08.290 --> 10:12.180 very wise guy . So I never say 10:12.180 --> 10:14.180 never . But what I will tell you is 10:14.180 --> 10:16.960 that the commission on retirement that 10:16.970 --> 10:18.803 where'd you go , All right . The 10:18.803 --> 10:21.890 commission on retirement that , that we 10:21.890 --> 10:25.410 will stand up the going in assumption 10:25.410 --> 10:27.600 will be that anyone currently serving 10:27.600 --> 10:29.711 will have their retirement benefits , 10:29.711 --> 10:31.933 grandfather . What , you know what that 10:31.933 --> 10:33.989 means . It means that any changes we 10:33.989 --> 10:36.156 make to retirement will be made , uh , 10:36.156 --> 10:38.267 to the next generations who choose to 10:38.267 --> 10:40.590 join now and by the way , preserving 10:40.590 --> 10:42.650 the status quo , even for them is an 10:42.650 --> 10:44.872 option . Because what we , what we want 10:44.872 --> 10:47.830 to figure out is what will the effect 10:47.840 --> 10:51.170 be on , on , on recruiting and 10:51.170 --> 10:54.180 retention . And until somebody shows me 10:54.180 --> 10:56.347 kind of analytically , this is what we 10:56.347 --> 10:58.347 think will happen with recruiting . 10:58.347 --> 10:58.030 This is what we think will happen with 10:58.030 --> 11:00.200 retention . Then I'm not gonna sign up 11:00.200 --> 11:02.960 for it . You know , if the , but look , 11:02.970 --> 11:05.130 if the bottom fell out of our economy 11:05.140 --> 11:07.362 and that's not likely by the way , it's 11:07.362 --> 11:09.473 maybe it's more likely overseas , but 11:09.473 --> 11:11.473 it's not likely for us . But if the 11:11.473 --> 11:13.696 bottom of the fell out , that's why I'd 11:13.696 --> 11:15.584 never say never to because at the 11:15.584 --> 11:17.807 bottom fell out , I think we have to go 11:17.807 --> 11:19.862 back to the drawing board and figure 11:19.862 --> 11:21.918 out how do we provide the defense of 11:21.918 --> 11:24.084 the nation at an affordable cost . But 11:24.084 --> 11:23.650 I can tell you that Secretary Panetta 11:23.660 --> 11:26.090 and I have been and by the way that not 11:26.090 --> 11:28.440 just us , even I've heard the most 11:28.440 --> 11:31.260 senior leaders of our nation's say we 11:31.260 --> 11:33.371 want you to look at retirement to see 11:33.371 --> 11:35.593 if we can make it more affordable , but 11:35.740 --> 11:37.518 we want to make sure that those 11:37.518 --> 11:39.518 currently serving will retain their 11:39.518 --> 11:41.740 benefits . So that's our position right 11:41.740 --> 11:43.796 now and I believe it will remain our 11:43.796 --> 11:45.796 position now , we are the truth and 11:45.796 --> 11:47.962 lending . We are looking at changes in 11:47.962 --> 11:50.184 pay , which they've been kind of modest 11:50.184 --> 11:52.407 and we're looking at changes in tricare 11:52.407 --> 11:55.490 for retirees and just so you know , 11:55.500 --> 11:58.090 we're we're doing that because we have 11:58.090 --> 12:01.260 to our that Health care costs for our 12:01.260 --> 12:04.060 military in the last 10 years have gone 12:04.060 --> 12:07.150 from 19 billion a year to 48 billion . 12:07.740 --> 12:10.230 We just can't on that path on that 12:10.230 --> 12:12.860 trajectory we will eventually we'll put 12:12.860 --> 12:15.250 the volunteer force at risk . So we got 12:15.250 --> 12:18.130 to get after the costs but we're not 12:18.140 --> 12:19.918 we're not looking to do so with 12:19.918 --> 12:22.890 retirement yet . And if we do well , we 12:22.890 --> 12:25.001 have every intention of grandfather , 12:25.001 --> 12:27.570 what else ? This side has been very 12:27.570 --> 12:31.550 quiet . How are you sir ? Have a 12:31.550 --> 12:34.920 question , did you want to ask me a 12:34.920 --> 12:37.780 question ? Can I say ? Hillary . All 12:37.780 --> 12:40.680 right , sir , that's good . Let's give 12:40.680 --> 12:42.950 him a round of applause World War it 12:45.800 --> 12:51.580 yeah . 12:51.590 --> 12:53.701 You know what , you know what's great 12:53.701 --> 12:55.812 about having you here is to remind us 12:55.812 --> 12:59.070 that every generation gets its chance 12:59.070 --> 13:01.410 to live up to its responsibility . Your 13:01.410 --> 13:03.720 generation did these kids are and our 13:03.720 --> 13:05.942 next generations will as well . And the 13:05.942 --> 13:08.109 other thing is we ought to be reminded 13:08.109 --> 13:10.109 that we've been through tough times 13:10.109 --> 13:12.220 before , back to your point about how 13:12.220 --> 13:14.109 can we possibly figure out how to 13:14.109 --> 13:16.276 become more affordable and still worry 13:16.276 --> 13:18.442 about the whole world . I don't know . 13:18.442 --> 13:20.553 But somehow americans figure it out , 13:20.553 --> 13:22.609 don't they ? And what we will figure 13:22.609 --> 13:24.776 that out . And the other thing is that 13:24.776 --> 13:26.887 after every conflict there's always I 13:26.887 --> 13:29.340 mean it's a historical fact that the 13:29.340 --> 13:31.507 defense budget always goes like this . 13:31.507 --> 13:33.451 It goes out , it goes in , it goes 13:33.451 --> 13:35.507 that's like an accordion . And after 13:35.507 --> 13:37.562 World War Two it went down after the 13:37.562 --> 13:39.618 after Korea , down after the Vietnam 13:39.618 --> 13:41.784 war , down after desert storm down and 13:41.784 --> 13:44.007 after these two conflicts it's gonna go 13:44.007 --> 13:46.173 down now . You might say , oh yeah but 13:46.173 --> 13:48.396 that means you're stupid . You wouldn't 13:48.396 --> 13:50.562 say that to me personally , but you're 13:50.562 --> 13:52.729 thinking it aren't you ? Because every 13:52.729 --> 13:54.784 time we go down we got to go back up 13:54.784 --> 13:56.951 because we get the future wrong and we 13:56.951 --> 13:58.729 realize we don't have enough of 13:58.729 --> 14:00.951 something that's also true . But that's 14:00.951 --> 14:02.784 as I said , you can either fight 14:02.784 --> 14:05.430 history or you can try to adapt to it , 14:05.430 --> 14:08.080 learn the lessons and get it less wrong . 14:08.840 --> 14:12.790 Yeah . Mhm . Um one 14:12.790 --> 14:14.910 McGuire from Pearl Harbor Naval 14:14.910 --> 14:17.860 Shipyard . Um My question I guess first 14:17.860 --> 14:20.027 off I'd like to say happy birthday for 14:20.027 --> 14:23.140 next week . What I tell you about 14:23.150 --> 14:25.380 technology . You googled that didn't . 14:26.540 --> 14:29.960 Yeah it is a Wikipedia . But 14:30.340 --> 14:32.560 yeah , I hope you didn't edit my 14:32.560 --> 14:36.510 biography . I didn't but kind 14:36.510 --> 14:38.870 of back to cyber war and access to 14:38.870 --> 14:41.570 information . I was wondering about 14:41.580 --> 14:44.920 accused wikileaks leaker Bradley 14:44.920 --> 14:47.142 manning and the treatment he's received 14:47.142 --> 14:49.309 the United nations seems to think that 14:49.309 --> 14:51.420 the treatment he's gotten constitutes 14:51.420 --> 14:54.020 torture . And uh , I was just wondering 14:54.030 --> 14:56.252 what you thought about that and whether 14:56.252 --> 14:58.308 he should be regarded as a political 14:58.308 --> 15:00.197 prisoner or a whistle blower or a 15:00.197 --> 15:02.086 traitor or what the deal is . And 15:02.086 --> 15:04.160 second question about Syria , I told 15:04.160 --> 15:06.330 you , remember I tell you that now . 15:06.330 --> 15:08.552 I'll give you a partial answer on now . 15:08.552 --> 15:10.663 I'll because I was the chief staff of 15:10.663 --> 15:13.220 the army when we , um , when we 15:13.220 --> 15:15.670 eventually incarcerated him out at Fort 15:15.770 --> 15:17.770 Leavenworth and I'll tell you about 15:17.770 --> 15:19.881 that . But what was the second , what 15:19.881 --> 15:22.048 triggers military option in Syria ? Is 15:22.048 --> 15:24.214 it getting a coalition or is it if the 15:24.214 --> 15:26.437 situation declines even worse or what ? 15:26.437 --> 15:28.548 Because it looks pretty bad to me ? I 15:28.548 --> 15:30.714 don't know . No , I'm telling you guys 15:30.714 --> 15:32.714 ask great questions and you're also 15:32.714 --> 15:34.548 reading the blogs , aren't you ? 15:34.548 --> 15:36.770 Because that just came out . I just had 15:36.770 --> 15:39.030 an answer one on a uh , national 15:39.030 --> 15:41.180 Journal blog site . Okay , so here's 15:41.180 --> 15:43.291 the answer on Bradley Manning for one 15:43.291 --> 15:45.690 thing . We're a nation of laws . He did 15:45.690 --> 15:48.370 violate the law and he will be whatever 15:48.370 --> 15:52.350 he eventually is accused of and 15:52.350 --> 15:54.517 tried for by a trial of his peers , it 15:54.517 --> 15:56.572 will be in the context of the law of 15:56.572 --> 15:58.628 the United States and I don't really 15:58.628 --> 15:57.960 have a , 16:06.140 --> 16:08.830 you know , what , how about handed me a 16:08.840 --> 16:11.190 remote just as a backup ? Is it back on 16:11.190 --> 16:14.260 that . Um , so , 16:15.340 --> 16:17.562 you know , I haven't thought much to be 16:17.562 --> 16:19.784 honest about what , how to label them ? 16:19.784 --> 16:21.784 You threw out a couple of terms . I 16:21.784 --> 16:23.729 think that probably you've read or 16:23.729 --> 16:26.860 heard about if 16:27.940 --> 16:31.650 I get that microphone and mhm . 16:33.240 --> 16:35.610 You know , if I were to contribute to 16:35.610 --> 16:37.610 that conversation now , it actually 16:37.610 --> 16:41.040 could affect the trial so that I try 16:41.040 --> 16:44.350 not to show the uh 16:45.130 --> 16:48.190 I'm in 6th , maybe I'm becoming carries 16:54.440 --> 16:55.070 is on six 16:58.140 --> 17:01.670 spamming me here . Okay , we're gonna 17:01.670 --> 17:02.670 check this . 17:03.540 --> 17:06.270 No 17:07.540 --> 17:10.550 testing , I'll try this . Okay . 17:11.240 --> 17:14.750 Um but as far as his treatment 17:14.760 --> 17:17.880 before we moved him out to remember , I 17:17.880 --> 17:19.880 was the Chief staff of the army for 17:19.880 --> 17:21.936 about 100 and 50 days and part of it 17:21.936 --> 17:24.102 was when this occurred before we moved 17:24.102 --> 17:27.080 him out to fort Leavenworth , which is 17:27.080 --> 17:29.260 where he remains . I actually went and 17:29.490 --> 17:31.601 I went out there personally because I 17:31.601 --> 17:33.546 knew this would come up . Somebody 17:33.546 --> 17:35.601 would say he's in a you know , we've 17:35.601 --> 17:37.823 got him in a context container and he's 17:37.823 --> 17:39.934 being fed stuff through a little slit 17:39.934 --> 17:42.046 in the door . Ain't the case . I know 17:42.046 --> 17:44.101 exactly where he is , what sell what 17:44.101 --> 17:46.230 his conditions are . Um He is 17:46.230 --> 17:48.930 constantly monitored , believe me . You 17:48.930 --> 17:51.041 know , the one thing we don't want to 17:51.041 --> 17:53.330 do is is make him a hero because of 17:53.330 --> 17:55.270 mistreatment and he is not being 17:55.270 --> 17:57.437 mistreated . I mean , I can assure you 17:57.437 --> 18:01.200 of that . Okay . Now to the other part 18:01.200 --> 18:03.950 of your question which is on what basis 18:04.440 --> 18:08.150 does the United States military apply 18:08.150 --> 18:10.317 force on behalf of the nation ? That's 18:10.317 --> 18:13.350 really what's your vast So There is 18:13.350 --> 18:16.170 always 100% of the time . Domestic law 18:16.180 --> 18:18.124 allows the president of the United 18:18.124 --> 18:20.470 States as the commander in chief allows 18:20.470 --> 18:23.150 him to use military force in defense of 18:23.150 --> 18:25.206 the nation period . We don't have to 18:25.206 --> 18:27.940 ask anybody . We don't have to if the 18:27.940 --> 18:30.450 president declares that the nation is 18:30.450 --> 18:33.680 threatened that , that the vital 18:33.680 --> 18:35.902 national interests of the nation are at 18:35.902 --> 18:37.847 risk . He can apply military force 18:37.847 --> 18:40.130 using domestic Domestic law period . 18:40.140 --> 18:42.950 Okay , now , my own personal belief , 18:42.960 --> 18:45.720 after 38 years is we generally get the 18:45.720 --> 18:48.810 best outcome and the most enduring 18:48.810 --> 18:50.930 outcome . When we act as part of a 18:50.930 --> 18:53.590 coalition , it just gives it , it gives 18:53.590 --> 18:56.580 it a greater collective 18:56.590 --> 18:59.390 understanding and it usually not . 18:59.390 --> 19:01.557 Usually it always has a better outcome 19:02.240 --> 19:04.351 in order to do that . If you're going 19:04.351 --> 19:06.351 to have a coalition , generally the 19:06.351 --> 19:08.573 other nations that will join , you want 19:08.573 --> 19:10.740 some legal basis and that either comes 19:10.740 --> 19:13.570 through consent or it comes through a 19:13.580 --> 19:15.358 United Nations Security Council 19:15.358 --> 19:18.220 resolution . So this isn't as hard as 19:18.220 --> 19:20.387 it might . You know , the other day in 19:20.387 --> 19:22.276 a congressional hearing , we were 19:22.276 --> 19:25.290 accused of , you know , always feeling 19:25.290 --> 19:27.290 like we had to ask someone else's 19:27.290 --> 19:29.234 permission to use our military and 19:29.234 --> 19:31.234 defense of the nation . That's just 19:31.234 --> 19:33.401 that conversation just got off track . 19:33.401 --> 19:35.457 It's not the case . The president is 19:35.457 --> 19:37.930 the commander in chief can use force if 19:37.940 --> 19:40.051 he deems that the national interest , 19:40.051 --> 19:41.718 the United States and and the 19:41.718 --> 19:43.773 protection United States are at risk 19:43.773 --> 19:45.718 when you try to form a coalition , 19:45.718 --> 19:47.662 however , it gets more complicated 19:47.662 --> 19:49.829 because then they've got to find their 19:49.829 --> 19:51.996 own legal basis . And generally that's 19:51.996 --> 19:54.218 best tied together with some kind of of 19:54.218 --> 19:56.440 the United States or the United Nations 19:56.440 --> 19:58.496 Security Council resolution . Okay , 19:58.496 --> 20:00.607 what else ? I don't know . You know , 20:00.607 --> 20:00.400 you ought to go get your Master's 20:00.400 --> 20:02.360 degree in political Science . 20:05.940 --> 20:08.107 Good afternoon sir . Remember one meal 20:08.107 --> 20:10.273 Copaxone naval shipyard . And I m f my 20:10.273 --> 20:12.329 question is with the economy and the 20:12.329 --> 20:14.273 budget . How is this affecting new 20:14.273 --> 20:16.218 commissioning , new construction , 20:16.218 --> 20:18.410 Decommissioning and deployment length 20:18.420 --> 20:21.030 of our naval vessels ? And specifically , 20:21.030 --> 20:22.752 I'm curious about submarines , 20:23.640 --> 20:27.390 submarines in our well in the in the 20:27.400 --> 20:29.567 what we call it , the emerging defense 20:29.567 --> 20:31.344 strategy . You've heard it also 20:31.344 --> 20:33.567 referred to a strategic guidance but in 20:33.567 --> 20:35.789 our new strategy , I'll call it what it 20:35.789 --> 20:37.789 is . And our new strategy , what we 20:37.789 --> 20:40.011 identified as you've heard it described 20:40.011 --> 20:42.280 as a rebalancing to the pacific um you 20:42.280 --> 20:44.391 know , we we never left the pacific . 20:44.391 --> 20:46.391 So we're not pivoting to go back or 20:46.391 --> 20:48.391 rebalancing to the pacific . And of 20:48.391 --> 20:50.280 course when you when you start to 20:50.280 --> 20:52.280 establish your priority and in that 20:52.280 --> 20:54.391 theater in particular this theater it 20:54.391 --> 20:56.780 becomes a maritime and and uh and 20:56.790 --> 21:00.180 aviation heavy theater . I mean just 21:00.190 --> 21:02.357 because of the tyranny of distance and 21:02.400 --> 21:04.622 water . I mean what I tell you that for 21:04.940 --> 21:07.840 um break . The other thing about 21:07.840 --> 21:09.950 submarines in particular are is they 21:09.960 --> 21:12.260 really are asymmetric advantage . They 21:12.260 --> 21:15.170 are , they are one of I would say five 21:15.170 --> 21:17.880 or six of the truly asymmetric . That 21:17.880 --> 21:20.500 is to say we are so much better than 21:20.500 --> 21:22.611 everybody else in the world at this , 21:22.900 --> 21:25.610 that it's a huge advantage for us . And 21:25.610 --> 21:28.720 so we did make some production lines 21:28.730 --> 21:32.170 shifts to the right but 21:32.640 --> 21:35.530 the submarine , the commitment to the 21:35.530 --> 21:38.060 submarine , not only as part of the 21:38.060 --> 21:40.282 triad , the nuclear triad , but also as 21:40.282 --> 21:43.330 part of um surveillance reconnaissance 21:43.330 --> 21:47.330 attack control . Mhm . It's 21:47.330 --> 21:49.940 there and will remain there . Yeah , 21:50.740 --> 21:51.850 Yeah . Yeah . 21:59.040 --> 22:01.207 Syrians and William chessman uss chung 22:01.207 --> 22:05.060 hoon branching off on the funding side , 22:05.070 --> 22:07.390 Has there been any consideration in 22:07.940 --> 22:10.051 taking a second look at how equipment 22:10.051 --> 22:11.940 like research and development and 22:11.940 --> 22:13.884 procurement is done and then maybe 22:13.884 --> 22:16.107 towards the accountability side for the 22:16.107 --> 22:18.329 people that were procuring from looking 22:18.329 --> 22:20.329 at like the F 35 project or the DDG 22:20.329 --> 22:23.860 1000 projects . Yeah . Um Well , 22:24.440 --> 22:26.662 Kind of two separate you limping , what 22:26.662 --> 22:28.996 happened here ? How come you're limping ? 22:31.940 --> 22:34.770 No answer . Um 22:37.040 --> 22:39.580 There's two questions here . One is our 22:39.590 --> 22:41.590 research and development is kind of 22:41.590 --> 22:43.812 near term science and technology is the 22:43.812 --> 22:46.580 commitment of resources for longer term . 22:46.580 --> 22:49.270 So both research and development and S 22:49.270 --> 22:52.080 and T . Science and technology in our 22:52.080 --> 22:54.510 budget , we retain and maintain our 22:54.510 --> 22:57.890 commitment uh at historic levels . So 22:57.890 --> 23:01.050 we did not take any , we didn't change 23:01.080 --> 23:03.380 the historic commitment to R and D and 23:03.380 --> 23:05.213 S and T . The other part of your 23:05.213 --> 23:07.547 question is a lot harder because you're , 23:07.547 --> 23:09.658 you're asking me a question . I asked 23:09.658 --> 23:11.824 myself almost every day , which is how 23:11.824 --> 23:14.050 can we make our acquisition program 23:14.540 --> 23:17.060 better , more affordable , 23:17.640 --> 23:21.260 faster ? And I got to tell you , we 23:21.260 --> 23:23.427 have , we've been banging our heads on 23:23.427 --> 23:26.020 that wall for I'd say at least the last 23:26.020 --> 23:28.290 seven or eight years . And if you want 23:28.290 --> 23:32.160 my um assessment of of where we are , I 23:32.160 --> 23:34.271 think we gotta keep banging our heads 23:34.271 --> 23:36.382 against the wall for another three or 23:36.382 --> 23:38.604 four years . And we've got to learn the 23:38.604 --> 23:40.771 lessons of the last 10 years . How did 23:40.771 --> 23:42.549 we get certain things fast that 23:42.549 --> 23:45.760 actually benefited us and and we're 23:45.760 --> 23:49.330 enduring And where do we let things 23:49.330 --> 23:51.497 slip off the rails and we've let a lot 23:51.497 --> 23:53.663 of things slip off the rail . I mean , 23:53.663 --> 23:55.941 I can speak for the army in particular . 23:55.941 --> 23:58.052 We have the future combat system . We 23:58.052 --> 24:00.810 lost the crusader artillery piece , we 24:00.810 --> 24:04.050 lost the Comanche attack helicopter in 24:04.050 --> 24:06.730 my view all because we didn't manage 24:06.730 --> 24:09.210 those programs correctly . And it's and 24:09.220 --> 24:10.831 and as a result , we've lost 24:10.831 --> 24:13.070 credibility . So I don't I can't tell 24:13.070 --> 24:15.126 you the answer . I can tell you . We 24:15.126 --> 24:16.792 got to figure it out . Yeah , 24:21.040 --> 24:23.207 Sorry , sorry , Milady from the 79 2nd 24:23.207 --> 24:24.984 until support squadrons , I was 24:24.984 --> 24:27.207 wondering with the change in leadership 24:27.207 --> 24:29.420 in Korea , is there gonna be any type 24:29.420 --> 24:32.060 of change in the relationship that we 24:32.060 --> 24:34.420 have with them . Is it gonna start to 24:34.430 --> 24:36.980 subside or if you have any information 24:36.980 --> 24:39.036 on what is happening with that now . 24:40.040 --> 24:42.860 Yeah , again , I compliment you on the , 24:43.840 --> 24:45.890 on the depth and degree of 24:45.890 --> 24:48.112 understanding that your questions , all 24:48.112 --> 24:50.990 of you exhibit here . I don't know . I 24:50.990 --> 24:53.670 mean , it's probably too soon to tell , 24:54.040 --> 24:55.984 you know , that right now that the 24:55.984 --> 24:58.270 Republic of Korea , our allies are 24:58.270 --> 25:01.830 taking a stance that is 25:01.840 --> 25:04.560 trying to maintain stability while 25:05.240 --> 25:07.640 also trying to understand where kim 25:07.640 --> 25:09.696 jong un is going to take his country 25:09.940 --> 25:12.660 and uh we're because they're our allies 25:12.660 --> 25:14.960 and because that's their approach , we 25:14.960 --> 25:17.640 are committed to following suit . And 25:17.640 --> 25:20.000 so that's kind of our press us now , 25:20.010 --> 25:22.121 you probably read there's a new round 25:22.121 --> 25:26.120 of talks that appear to be appear to be 25:26.120 --> 25:29.730 a good positive step , but we've we've 25:29.730 --> 25:32.720 taken this step in the past and in some 25:32.720 --> 25:35.070 cases , and in fact in every previous 25:35.070 --> 25:38.710 case , it didn't uh turn out the way we 25:38.720 --> 25:40.887 wanted it to . So , you know , I think 25:40.887 --> 25:42.998 we need to we need to do that . Now , 25:42.998 --> 25:45.053 the rest of the story is we gotta we 25:45.053 --> 25:47.910 gotta remain prepared and that is that 25:47.920 --> 25:50.087 means staying closely aligned with our 25:50.087 --> 25:52.960 south korean partners and continuing to 25:52.970 --> 25:54.914 exercise with them , continuing to 25:54.914 --> 25:56.803 refine our plan and continuing to 25:56.803 --> 25:59.520 commit uh you know , to the things that 25:59.520 --> 26:02.210 will make us militarily prepared should 26:02.210 --> 26:05.040 those negotiations fail . So , you know , 26:05.050 --> 26:08.290 I think it's too soon to tell . And 26:08.290 --> 26:10.700 here comes a really big ship . I don't 26:10.700 --> 26:13.150 have any idea what kind it is . I'm 26:13.150 --> 26:15.261 kind of rusty . Somebody's got to get 26:15.261 --> 26:17.372 on the side of that ship with a scrub 26:17.372 --> 26:19.570 brush . Well , I think I have time for 26:19.570 --> 26:22.730 one more . Yeah , you get it . This 26:22.730 --> 26:26.650 better be good . Mm Sir . 26:26.650 --> 26:29.390 Captain Saxon 6 13 docs are division . 26:29.840 --> 26:31.840 I wanted to piggyback on one of the 26:31.840 --> 26:34.062 earlier questions . I had the privilege 26:34.062 --> 26:36.284 of watching both your testimony and the 26:36.284 --> 26:38.396 testimony of Secretary Panetta at the 26:38.396 --> 26:40.618 Senate Armed Services committee hearing 26:40.618 --> 26:42.729 that you were referring to earlier on 26:42.729 --> 26:42.620 Wednesday in that hearing , there was 26:42.620 --> 26:44.453 some debate over the question of 26:44.453 --> 26:46.620 whether the approval of Congress would 26:46.620 --> 26:48.842 actually be sought or required prior to 26:48.842 --> 26:51.040 taking military action in Syria . Um , 26:51.050 --> 26:53.106 on a number of occasions , Secretary 26:53.106 --> 26:54.939 Panetta seemed to be saying that 26:54.939 --> 26:57.260 international law was sufficient alone 26:57.270 --> 26:59.550 to provide legal basis for such action . 27:00.040 --> 27:02.262 And while I think most of us agree that 27:02.262 --> 27:04.429 international support and approval are 27:04.429 --> 27:06.596 extremely important . I also know that 27:06.596 --> 27:08.762 many americans are concerned about the 27:08.762 --> 27:10.873 erosion of congressional authority as 27:10.873 --> 27:13.040 defined in Article one , section eight 27:13.040 --> 27:15.151 and the war powers resolution of 1973 27:15.440 --> 27:18.360 particularly in cases as you mentioned , 27:18.360 --> 27:20.582 where this isn't like a master's thesis 27:20.582 --> 27:22.693 and you're trying , you're not trying 27:22.693 --> 27:24.971 to get me to help you right . You know , 27:24.971 --> 27:27.138 just I just want to make sure I framed 27:27.138 --> 27:29.138 the question . Uh , well , um , but 27:29.138 --> 27:31.340 particularly in cases such as Syria 27:31.340 --> 27:33.062 where military actions are not 27:33.062 --> 27:36.110 necessarily easy to tie directly to 27:36.120 --> 27:38.770 Defense of the United States , um , 27:38.780 --> 27:40.980 interests . Yes , but Defense of the 27:40.980 --> 27:42.869 United States a more questionable 27:42.869 --> 27:45.036 sister . I guess my question to you is 27:45.036 --> 27:46.924 a do you perceive any risk to the 27:46.924 --> 27:49.400 constitutional checks and balances and 27:49.410 --> 27:52.020 be recognizing the growing challenges 27:52.020 --> 27:54.360 and complexities inherent in a modern 27:54.360 --> 27:56.193 world with regard to the role of 27:56.193 --> 27:58.249 international relations , as well as 27:58.249 --> 28:00.249 the types of threats that we face . 28:00.249 --> 28:03.060 What do you see is the best answer ? Um , 28:03.070 --> 28:05.014 and in the best way to balance the 28:05.014 --> 28:07.181 requirements of international law with 28:07.181 --> 28:09.292 the requirements of the United States 28:09.292 --> 28:11.620 Constitution in order to both preserve 28:11.620 --> 28:13.610 our own national sovereignty while 28:13.610 --> 28:15.554 still remaining combat effective . 28:15.554 --> 28:15.550 Thanks , sir . 28:16.340 --> 28:21.460 Yeah . 28:21.840 --> 28:23.896 So you're gonna you're gonna applaud 28:23.896 --> 28:26.062 his question . I better get a standing 28:26.062 --> 28:28.229 or when I'm done because I know it has 28:28.229 --> 28:31.780 to answer the question . Mm . Um , you 28:31.780 --> 28:33.947 know , this this is not the first time 28:34.440 --> 28:37.680 in recent history that this gets at war 28:37.680 --> 28:39.902 powers . And this is not the first time 28:39.902 --> 28:42.069 that this has come up . In fact , as a 28:42.069 --> 28:44.236 panel on the joint staff in the Kosovo 28:44.236 --> 28:46.380 campaign , we went through a very , 28:46.380 --> 28:49.970 very similar uh , discussion and really 28:49.970 --> 28:52.081 it was a legal argument when you come 28:52.081 --> 28:54.137 right down to it and I'm not sure it 28:54.137 --> 28:55.803 was ever resolved to anyone's 28:55.803 --> 28:57.859 satisfaction to tell you the truth , 28:57.859 --> 29:00.081 but , you know , I mean , that's okay . 29:00.081 --> 29:02.303 I mean , the one thing nobody disagrees 29:02.303 --> 29:04.192 with is that the President is the 29:04.192 --> 29:06.303 Commander in chief when the nation is 29:06.303 --> 29:08.359 threatened can act . Nobody disputes 29:08.359 --> 29:10.414 that . The question gets you said it 29:10.414 --> 29:10.200 yourself . The question gets a little 29:10.200 --> 29:12.880 hazier when there's not a direct 29:12.890 --> 29:15.570 linkage to vital national security 29:15.570 --> 29:17.737 interest . When you might be acting on 29:17.737 --> 29:21.170 a sense for humanitarian purposes or 29:21.540 --> 29:23.980 acting on behalf of another nation . 29:23.990 --> 29:26.820 And the Congress has rightly , it might 29:26.820 --> 29:28.820 be rightly said when you you know , 29:28.820 --> 29:30.931 when that happens , you need to be in 29:30.931 --> 29:33.153 consultation with us . They've got it . 29:33.153 --> 29:35.209 Here's the best part about being the 29:35.209 --> 29:37.320 chairman . Is that where the uniform 29:37.450 --> 29:40.400 I'm a political and I am responsible 29:40.400 --> 29:42.630 for one thing and that is I provide 29:42.640 --> 29:45.770 options , military options and I 29:45.770 --> 29:48.550 provide advice . And when I provide 29:48.560 --> 29:52.160 options , I articulate risk 29:52.640 --> 29:55.150 and so what I'll say is here's what we 29:55.150 --> 29:57.039 can do and by the way , we can do 29:57.039 --> 29:59.460 almost anything that actually makes it 29:59.470 --> 30:01.581 that makes actually that's what makes 30:01.581 --> 30:03.940 the conversation so tough politically . 30:04.070 --> 30:06.480 Not for me , but for them because we 30:06.480 --> 30:08.610 can do almost anything . The question 30:08.610 --> 30:10.721 is not , can we ? Most of the time it 30:10.721 --> 30:12.721 should we And it's in the should we 30:12.721 --> 30:14.888 part that they go back and forth . But 30:14.888 --> 30:17.170 the best thing for me is that that is 30:17.180 --> 30:19.500 very clearly a question that has to be 30:19.500 --> 30:21.500 answered by the two branches of the 30:21.500 --> 30:23.650 government , the executive branch and 30:23.650 --> 30:26.310 the legislative branch . So , and I 30:26.310 --> 30:29.900 have studied it and tried to understand 30:29.900 --> 30:32.520 it in the same way that you are at this 30:32.520 --> 30:34.710 point in time and in my position , I'm 30:34.710 --> 30:36.766 able to give that advice with what I 30:36.766 --> 30:38.821 believe to be a fairly sophisticated 30:38.821 --> 30:40.766 understanding of that . And when I 30:40.766 --> 30:42.988 articulate risk , generally part of the 30:42.988 --> 30:45.210 risk assessment that I provide , as you 30:45.210 --> 30:46.932 know , we need to make sure we 30:46.932 --> 30:48.988 understand on what basis we're doing 30:48.988 --> 30:51.210 this because it's another keeping faith 30:51.210 --> 30:53.321 with the american people . But that's 30:53.321 --> 30:55.377 out of my lane actually , thankfully 30:55.377 --> 30:57.377 out of my lane . Okay , thanks very 30:57.377 --> 30:59.599 much . We'll look , let me tell you , I 30:59.599 --> 31:02.150 mean , tell you how much , I think the 31:02.150 --> 31:04.372 reason I'm getting yanked out of here , 31:04.372 --> 31:06.372 by the way is there's another storm 31:06.372 --> 31:08.539 coming and if I don't get out ahead of 31:08.539 --> 31:10.706 it , I don't know where you live , but 31:10.706 --> 31:13.670 I'm coming over for dinner . So on the 31:13.670 --> 31:15.670 small chance that you would like to 31:15.670 --> 31:17.726 have me over for dinner , I probably 31:17.726 --> 31:19.781 need to get out of your hair . But I 31:19.781 --> 31:21.948 want to thank you for your service , I 31:21.948 --> 31:24.170 can't , I'm telling you , you know , 38 31:24.170 --> 31:26.059 years and the one thing I , every 31:26.059 --> 31:28.114 morning I'm not making this up every 31:28.114 --> 31:30.340 morning I get up . I know exactly when 31:30.340 --> 31:32.284 I will end my service because it's 31:32.284 --> 31:34.810 legislated and every day I did up and I 31:34.810 --> 31:37.450 realized it's one day less that I have 31:37.450 --> 31:39.617 the opportunity to put on this uniform 31:39.617 --> 31:42.440 and it's a really strange feeling 31:42.440 --> 31:44.551 actually to know that there will be a 31:44.551 --> 31:46.662 point at which I can't serve and it's 31:46.662 --> 31:49.000 all I've ever done and putting on the 31:49.000 --> 31:52.270 uniform every day . I always , every 31:52.270 --> 31:54.437 day as I cinch up my tie and get ready 31:54.437 --> 31:56.580 to go to the battles that I fight . I 31:56.580 --> 31:58.636 always think about what you're doing 31:58.636 --> 32:00.747 out here . And it's what allows me to 32:00.747 --> 32:02.913 have a bit of a spring in my step when 32:02.913 --> 32:05.780 I walk up into the pentagon is that I'm 32:05.790 --> 32:07.901 trying to do what's right for you and 32:07.901 --> 32:09.957 for this nation . So thanks for what 32:09.957 --> 32:11.957 you do . And if you , if you do one 32:11.957 --> 32:14.179 other thing for me to pass on to your , 32:14.179 --> 32:16.290 if you're married to your spouse , if 32:16.290 --> 32:18.490 you're not married to your parents and 32:18.490 --> 32:20.860 thank them for their support , because 32:21.240 --> 32:23.351 you know , things with the very first 32:23.351 --> 32:25.629 question today pointed out the obvious , 32:25.629 --> 32:27.740 the world ain't getting any safer and 32:27.740 --> 32:29.796 the challenges are getting greater . 32:29.796 --> 32:32.018 We're going to ask , we're going to ask 32:32.018 --> 32:34.184 you to do a lot and uh , we have great 32:34.184 --> 32:36.407 confidence . You'll do it . Thanks very 32:36.407 --> 32:35.850 much .