Department and the requirements of the combat commanders. Then we do a force Structure Assessment where we balance the predominantly ships but we look at all capabilities. Our ability to make the combat and commanders presence requirements and the operational plans as well as scenarios of the department. We roll all those factors in. That is done every time we change the strategy or make a tweak to the strategy and annual defense review. Briefly, jen amos. Weve done three on the last three years. First one teem took over a year of force Structure Review effort going on right after i took this job. The last one was in the face of sequestration last year. That designed a force to come from 202 to 175. Within that, though, we rooked at how we could afford that 175 force, we looked at pay grade. Were the youngest of all the services and so we have the we have probably we do, the lowest numbers of the top of six ranks. Theyre the most expensive in officer and enlisted side of the house. So,
Covered or theres a copay because they dont recognize certain treatments or they dont recognize, so in my mind this is something we have to absolutely get after. I would like your commitment on this. My last set of questions are for any who wants to take it, but what is the departments plan for the increased demands of the medical Treatment Facilities . Does dod plan to hire more medical providers to help patients at the mts, and what will the active reserve who did not live near the medical Treatment Facilities . Are they going to be penalized for not being able to use the mts . Well, i will give you a general answer. The Defense Health agency, dr. Woodson. I will tell you that our recommendation on our support for forming a single tricare system as opposed multiple systems that are not interoperatable with each other is to try to encourage use of ntfs and then in service care or in network care and then only out of network care as a last resort. Thats our role here. We wanted to make
William T. Ridley, Circuit Court Judge, Part I, and Caroline E. Knight, Circuit Court Judge, Part II, for the 13th Judicial District, have been selected as committee members on the
William T. Ridley, Circuit Court Judge, Part I, and Caroline E. Knight, Circuit Court Judge, Part II, for the 13th Judicial District, have been selected as committee members on the