We can't get enough males in the military who have the capability or who want to be in these support units. That's the basic problem. There are a lot of women who do want to be in these positions of forward support companies.

We can't get enough males in the military
who have the capability or who want to be in these support units.
That's the basic problem. There are a lot of women who do want
to be in these positions of forward support companies.

The key is, when
the infantrymen are deployed into combat, they can be separate
from the forward support company, which would stay in base camp
for certain periods of time. But they have to be fed, equipment
maintained, and there comes the problem.

I support allowing homosexuals to serve openly in our military and eliminating the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy.

We are making adjustments in the first quarter of this year because of changes in our military support business. These changes have forced us to make this necessary decision to ensure our competitiveness.

Our priorities remain meeting our commitments, especially aircraft and spare parts to the U.S. military to support all their efforts in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere.