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RECRUITING, RETENTION AND END STRENGTH OVERVIEW
HEARING
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MILITARY PERSONNEL SUBCOMMITTEE
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COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION HEARING HELD MARCH 3, 2009
 
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MILITARY PERSONNEL SUBCOMMITTEE
SUSAN A. DAVIS, California,
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 VIC SNYDER, Arkansas LORETTA SANCHEZ, California MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO, Guam PATRICK J. MURPHY, Pennsylvania HANK JOHNSON, Georgia CAROL SHEA-PORTER, New Hampshire DAVID LOEBSACK, Iowa NIKI TSONGAS, Massachusetts JOE WILSON, South Carolina WALTER B. JONES, North Carolina JOHN KLINE, Minnesota THOMAS J. ROONEY, Florida MARY FALLIN, Oklahoma JOHN C. FLEMING, Louisiana M
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STATEMENTS PRESENTED BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS Davis, Hon. Susan A., a Representative from California, Chairwoman, Mili-tary Personnel Subcommittee .............................................................................1 Wilson, Hon. Joe, a Representative from South Carolina, Ranking Member, Military Personnel Subcommittee ......................................................................2 WITNESSES Bergman, Lt. Gen. John W., USMCR, Commander, Marine Forces Reserve .....27 Coleman, Lt. Gen. Ronald S., USMC, Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps ...................................7 Debbink, Vice Adm. Dirk J., USNR, Chief, Navy Reserve ...................................26 Ferguson, Vice Adm. Mark E., III, USN, Chief of Naval Personnel, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Total Force ..............................................................6 Gilroy, Dr. Curtis, Director, Accessions Policy, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness ............................................................4 May, Rear Adm. Daniel R., USCG, Chief, Coast Guard Reserve Forces ............29 Newton, Lt. Gen. Richard Y., III, USAF, Deputy Chief Staff, Manpower and Personnel, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force ...................................................8 Rochelle, Lt. Gen. Michael D., USA, Deputy Chief of Staff, G–1, Head-quarters, U.S. Army .............................................................................................5 Stenner, Lt. Gen. Charles E., Jr., AFR, Chief, U.S. Air Force Reserve ..............28 Stultz, Lt. Gen. Jack C., USAR, Chief, U.S. Army Reserve and Commanding General, U.S. Army Reserve Command .............................................................25  Vaughn, Lt. Gen. Clyde A., ARNG, Director, Army National Guard ..................24 Wyatt, Lt. Gen. Harry M., III, ANG, Director, Air National Guard ...................28  APPENDIX P
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: Bergman, Lt. Gen. John W. .............................................................................165 Coleman, Lt. Gen. Ronald S. ...........................................................................101 Davis, Hon. Susan A. .......................................................................................53 Debbink, Vice Adm. Dirk J. .............................................................................146 Ferguson, Vice Adm. Mark E., III ...................................................................80 Gilroy, Dr. Curtis ..............................................................................................57 May, Rear Adm. Daniel R. ...............................................................................196 Newton, Lt. Gen. Richard Y., III .....................................................................110

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