Quite an interesting person. Adm. Mcraven thank you for the invitation to join you today, this is terrific. I certainly enjoy spending time with you and the students of the iop. You are right, i came by it naturally. My father was a world war ii Fighter Pilot. Flew spitfires, actually, which was a british airplane. Because at the time when we entered the war, we did not have plans to take on the german messersmith, so the british loaned us spitfires. But my grandfather also served in world war i and in world war ii. He was an army surgeon. My dad, later in life as i was getting ready to join the service, he said i remember what got me in the service. It was when i was a young boy, i saw the soldiers heading off to france in world war i board the trains in his small town. He said there was such a sense of pride, there was son such a sense of duty and patriotism that it was infectious. In addition to obviously watching his father, that really spurred him to join the military and then i g
Towards your country . Go ahead 1st of all, i think the relationship between the United States and russia would have continued to deteriorate anyway, regardless of who would end up in the white house. And especially think the expectations are peter, listen, our viewers divided ministration on 2 on 2 particular issues. As long as you mentioned, mention in your introduction, the ministration is filled with people with, with all kind of long, long record deep criticism to put it very mildly explores russia and then you know, ideas on the military interventions. But most importantly, i think, given the duty of the United States is divided now politically in ideologically and socially. What unites the Democratic Administration under the biden. And under the rule, is that they think that democracy at home and abroad is in danger. You know, its under pressure from what they call the populists inside the west and also, or its very leaders outside the west. And latin, or putin is clearly, you k
Ther, president and ceo for partnership for Public Services center for president ial transition. Why is a successful president ial transition so important . Safety isabout our the ultimate answer here. When you think about it, our democratic system envisions transfers of power when you have election so you have accountable government. That means that a new team has to figure out how to take charge immediately on january 20 in an effective way. Its a big task. When you think about our government you are looking at trillions of dollars, 4 million of people 4 million people, hundreds of operating units, and historically president s have aborted 4000 political appointees. Its a massive underage have appointed 400 political employees. Its a massive undertaking. The world is such a dangerous place that there is not a lot of time on the other postosted january 20 january 20 to do your learning curve, you have to be on top of it right away and have plans in place and work well together. That i
Today, this is terrific. I certainly enjoy spending time with you and the students of the iop. You are right, i came by it naturally. My father was a world war ii Fighter Pilot. Flew spitfires, actually, which was a british airplane, because at the time when we entered the war, americans did not have planes to take on the german messerschmit, so the british loaned us spitfires. But my grandfather also served in world war i and in world war ii. He was an army surgeon. My dad, later in life as i was getting ready to join the service, he said, i remember what got me in the service. It was when i was a young boy, i saw the soldiers heading off to france in world war i board the trains in his small town. He said, there was such a sense of pride, there was such a sense of duty and patriotism that it was infectious. That is in addition to obviously watching his father, that really spurred him to join the military and then i grew up as an air force brat and loved my time in the military famili
Mr. Chairman, are you ready to begin . Please begin your five second countdown. Chair pappas five, four, three, two, one. Good afternoon. I call this hearing to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. We have a number of members participating remotely today. And before we proceed, i would like to go over some items for our members participating remotely. First, if youre experiencing connectivity issues, please make sure you or your staff contact our Technical Support so those issues can be resolved immediately. Members participating remotely must continue to use the video function for the duration of their participation in the hearing, unless they experience connectivity issues or other technical problems that render the member fully unable to participate on camera. It is committee and subcommittee policy that members participating remotely will remain muted when not recognized, just like turning on your microphone on and off during an inperso