SPEAKER INDEX CONTENTS INSERTS ARMSTRONG 24 AULT 19 28 BRUCE 26 CHAIRMAN 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 16 17 18 21 22 24 26 28 31 34 35 37 39 40 41 43 46 48 49 50 51 52 COOKSEY 48 49 50 51 EVANS 2 13 KREBS 40 KUSIAK 3 4 16 17 LEZY 37 39 MCKINNEY 7 MOZLEY 31 OLANOFF 44 50 51 OUELLETTE 42 51 RAEZER 29 SNYDER 13 SURRATT 46 49 50 THOMPSON 36 40 TIMPANO 21 22 WARD 34 WILLICK 9 12 13 18 CONTENTS SPEAKERS INSERTS STATEMENTS OF PATRICK J. KUSIAK, LEGAL CONSULTANT TO THE RETIRED OFFICERS ASSOCIATION; C.A. ''MACK'' MCKINNEY, LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL, FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION, AND MARSHAL S. WILLICK, ATTORNEY, AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION PAGE 3 STATEMENT OF PATRICK J. KUSIAK PAGE 3 STATEMENT OF C.A. ''MACK'' MCKINNEY PAGE 7 STATEMENT OF MARSHAL S. WILLICK PAGE 9 STATEMENT OF FRANK AULT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AMERICAN RETIREES ASSOCIATION; ACCOMPANIED BY COLLEEN M. TIMPANO, HOSPITALMAN, FIRST CLASS, U.S. NAVY (RET.); MAJ. NEITA ARMSTRONG, U.S. MARINE CORPS, AND PATRICIA BRUCE, NATIONAL DIRECTOR, WOMEN IN SEARCH OF EQUITY PAGE 19 STATEMENT OF FRANK AULT PAGE 19 STATEMENT OF COLLEEN M. TIMPANO PAGE 21 STATEMENT OF NEITA ARMSTRONG PAGE 24 STATEMENT OF PATRICIA BRUCE PAGE 26 STATEMENTS OF JOYCE RAEZER, SENIOR ISSUES SPECIALIST, NATIONAL MILITARY FAMILY ASSOCIATION; DORIS MOZLEY, CHAIR, COMMITTEE FOR JUSTICE AND EQUALITY FOR THE MILITARY WIFE, AND VIRGINIA KAY WARD, BOARD MEMBER, EX-PARTNERS OF SERVICEMEN/WOMEN FOR EQUALITY PAGE 28 STATEMENT OF JOYCE RAEZER PAGE 29 STATEMENT OF DORIS MOZLEY PAGE 31 STATEMENT OF VIRGINIA WARD PAGE 34 STATEMENTS OF JOHN THOMPSON, ACTING GENERAL COUNSEL, DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; LT. GEN. NORMAN G. LEZY, DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PAGE 35 STATEMENT OF JOHN THOMPSON PAGE 36 STATEMENT OF LT. GEN. NORMAND LEZY PAGE 37 STATEMENTS OF JOSHUA W. KREBS, CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT, USAF, RET., MANAGER, LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS, AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION; SERGEANT MAJOR MICHAEL F. OUELLETTE, DIRECTOR OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS, NCOA; MARK H. OLANOFF, LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR, THE RETIRED ENLISTED ASSOCIATION, AND RICK SURRATT, ASSISTANT NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR, DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS PAGE 40 STATEMENT OF JOSHUA KREBS PAGE 40 STATEMENT OF MICHAEL OUELLETTE PAGE 42 STATEMENT OF MARK OLANOFF PAGE 43 STATEMENT OF RICK SURRATT PAGE 46 INSERTS SPEAKERS CONTENTS NO INSERTS IN THIS HEARING