SPEAKER INDEX Segment 2 of 3 Previous Segment (1) Next Segment (3) CONTENTS INSERTS BACKHUS 44 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 61 62 63 64 65 67 68 69 70 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 181 BARTLETT 56 BAS 272 BUYER 39 43 50 51 52 53 57 60 61 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 79 80 81 86 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 101 102 103 104 106 107 119 124 125 126 128 129 130 131 132 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 183 190 195 199 200 202 204 207 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 218 221 224 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 237 239 240 241 242 243 245 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 263 265 266 267 268 269 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 296 298 299 300 301 302 303 305 CHRISTOPHER 93 94 JOSEPH 71 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 131 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 159 182 KENNEDY 70 LEWIS 60 61 181 LORD 107 121 126 127 128 129 174 175 176 MALONEY 66 MCGINTY 202 231 235 236 243 245 246 247 252 254 255 256 257 259 261 262 292 293 294 295 296 298 307 MUTTER 205 209 216 229 230 231 232 236 250 251 255 256 257 258 259 261 299 300 301 302 303 305 OLIVER 199 200 231 234 251 253 254 255 256 257 259 261 283 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 OUELLETTE 112 118 119 122 123 127 129 178 179 180 PANG 191 210 211 212 213 214 215 219 223 224 226 227 228 233 238 239 240 241 242 247 248 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 271 307 PARTRIDGE 115 120 123 124 127 128 129 176 177 179 181 PICKETT 57 58 59 60 67 RECRUITING AND RETENTION 274 REFORM 272 RYUN 67 SKELTON 216 TAYLOR 42 53 54 55 56 66 81 82 83 84 85 86 98 99 100 101 105 106 107 117 118 119 126 127 128 129 188 215 222 224 225 227 245 246 247 248 249 250 252 253 260 261 262 263 306 THORNBERRY 62 63 64 65 86 87 88 89 119 120 121 122 123 182 TORSCH 110 121 122 125 127 128 129 169 170 171 172 173 174 UNDERWOOD 307 VOLLRATH 195 208 216 231 234 240 248 249 250 253 255 256 257 258 261 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 280 281 282 283 WATTS 218 221 CONTENTS SPEAKERS INSERTS OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. STEVE BUYER, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM INDIANA, CHAIRMAN, MILITARY PERSONNEL SUBCOMMITTEE PAGE 39 STATEMENT OF HON. GENE TAYLOR, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM MISSISSIPPI, RANKING MEMBER, MILITARY PERSONNEL SUBCOMMITTEE PAGE 42 STATEMENT OF STEPHEN P. BACKHUS, DIRECTOR, VETERANS' AFFAIRS AND MILITARY HEALTH CARE ISSUES, U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE, ACCOMPANIED BY DANIEL BRIER, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR; AND CATHERINE O'HARA, SENIOR EVALUATOR PAGE 44 STATEMENT OF HON. STEPHEN JOSEPH, M.D., M.P.H., ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR HEALTH AFFAIRS, ACCOMPANIED BY GARY CHRISTOPHER, SENIOR ADVISOR, HEALTH AFFAIRS PAGE 71 STATEMENT OF MICHAEL W. LORD, COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, CO-CHAIR OF THE MILITARY COALITION HEALTH CARE COMMITTEE PAGE 107 STATEMENT OF VIRGINIA TORSCH, THE RETIRED OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, CO-CHAIR OF THE MILITARY COALITION HEALTH CARE COMMITTEE PAGE 110 STATEMENT OF MICHAEL F. OUELLETTE, DIRECTOR, LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS, NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION PAGE 112 STATEMENT OF CHARLES C. PARTRIDGE, LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR UNIFORMED SERVICES PAGE 115 OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. STEVE BUYER, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM INDIANA, CHAIRMAN, MILITARY PERSONNEL SUBCOMMITTEE PAGE 183 STATEMENT OF HON. GENE TAYLOR, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM MISSISSIPPI, RANKING MEMBER, MILITARY PERSONNEL SUBCOMMITTEE PAGE 188 STATEMENT OF FREDERICK PANG, ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR FORCE MANAGEMENT POLICY PAGE 191 STATEMENT OF LT. GEN. FREDERICK E. VOLLRATH, DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF FOR PERSONNEL, U.S. ARMY PAGE 195 STATEMENT OF VICE ADM. D.T. OLIVER, DEPUTY CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS, MANPOWER, AND PERSONNEL, U.S. NAVY PAGE 199 STATEMENT OF LT. GEN. MICHAEL D. MCGINTY, DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF, PERSONNEL, U.S. AIR FORCE PAGE 202 STATEMENT OF LT. GEN. CAROL A. MUTTER, DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF FOR MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS, U.S. MARINE CORPS PAGE 205 INSERTS SPEAKERS CONTENTS NO INSERTS IN THIS HEARING