For our first panel, and we will now call of our second panel. Vikki so much, both of you, for your testimony. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] we now welcome our second panel for witnesses, outside with his socalled, retired army general john kelly junior, the chairman of the board of the military Officers Association of america. Retired army general gordon sullivan, president and chief executive officer of the association of the United States army. Retired air force Master Sergeant richard delaney, National President , retired enlisted association. Dr. David chu, president and chief executive officer of institute for defense analysis. Dr. Chu served as undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness under president bush in 20012009. Now, we also want to note in our audience that we have with us a number of veterans, particularly im informed we would welcome veterans from all our veterans, that would of these include a special group, veterans of rewards and ir
Within ten years, but i dont think we can count on that. So lets plan for the worst, right . Yep. Thank you. Thank you, senator graham. Senator blumenthal. Thank you, mr. Chairman, and thank you both for being here today. Thank you both for your extraordinary service. To our nation. I would agree with my good friend, senator graham, in his assessment that we are on a path to repeal the very unfortunate and unwise cola cuts in retiree pensions that were a flaw in the bum agreement. I would disagree with him only on his reference to glide path which implies an ease and unimpeded track that is rarely pound in found in the congre. And i think it will take some doing to have of that path achieved, but i think the debate and discussion here this morning, and your testimonys been very helpful to reaching that path which i think we have an obligation to do. I voted for the budget agreement like so many of my colleagues. I did so with the understanding that that flaw would be corrected. And tha
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