Corporal Rubin answered the call to duty with valor, integrity and unyielding bravery, ... I cannot think of anyone who better exemplifies a love of country, a willingness to sacrifice through his personal actions, than Ted Rubin. |
going on at the acquisition level and the requirements level. |
I can honestly tell you that soldiers' ability to focus on the mission is helped immeasurably when they know their families at home are doing well. |
I sincerely apologize to you for the unfortunate series of events that resulted in your not being informed. |
If the Air Force is interested in participating in this program, gee, I welcome it, ... I mean, it's the Air Force, and this is an airplane. |
Is this a crisis? No, it's not a crisis. |
It is critical that we keep the FCS program intact, |
Over the last 10 years the average recruiting number is about 74,200. Our final numbers are about 73,200 to 73,300, so we're about 1,000, or one percent, off our average recruits for the last 10 years, |
routinely co-located with units assigned a direct combat mission. |
The global war on terror has required our soldiers to make great sacrifices, but it has also required patience. Thank you, all of you, for giving soldiers the support they deserve. |
The last four months of the (fiscal) year, we averaged about 8,000 recruits. We have a good momentum going right now, |
We believe our policy is one of providing ... maximum protection to the soldier, |
We didn't have a perfect solution, |
We have to do better than we have done, ... It's like a sales forecast, you have to do better than you have done in previous years. I think we have to focus on what you're trying to do here. |
With the cost of fuel today, I think we can justify that, |