Hearings on National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003--H.R. 4546 and Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs Before the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Second Session: Military Personnel Subcommittee Hearings on Title IV--personnel Authorizations, Title V--military Personnel Policy, Title VI--compensation and Other Personnel Benefits, Title VII--health Care Provisions, Hearings Held March 13, and April 10, 2002, Volume 4

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Page i - Section 511(d) is amended to read as follows: "(d) Under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy...
Page 99 - Force is key to fielding a fighting force capable of supporting multiple missions, whether in the current war in Afghanistan, peacekeeping in the Balkans, humanitarian missions around the globe or in protecting America's homeland. RESERVE COMPONENT SUPPORT TO THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM For the first time since the Gulf War, we are calling reservists to active duty under Partial Mobilization Authority as a result of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and in western Pennsylvania....
Page 122 - The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
Page 119 - It is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become a prey to the active. The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance...
Page 77 - Real property assets are being conveyed to local communities, permitting them to quickly enter into business arrangements with the private sector. Local communities, with the Army's support and encouragement, are working to develop business opportunities that result in jobs and tax revenues. The successful conversion of former Army installations to productive use in the private sector is something all of us can be proud of.
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Page 199 - States, it is ordered as follows : 1. Certificate established. The White House Service Certificate is hereby reestablished as the Presidential Service Certificate, to be awarded in the name of the President of the United States to members of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard who have been assigned to the White House...
Page 189 - I am honored to have this opportunity to present the views of the Enlisted men and women of the National Guard of the United States. Our members are very appreciative of the support extended to them in the past, and are very confident that you will, through your diligent and conscientious efforts, give serious consideration to the most critical issues facing the National Guard today.
Page 222 - ACTIVE FORCE ISSUES Since the end of the Cold War, both force strengths and real defense spending have been cut by more than one-third. But national leaders also have pursued an increasingly active role for America's forces in guarding the peace of a still-dangerous world, so that today's servicemembers are being deployed up to four times as often as those of the mid-1980s. From the servicemembers...

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