We had a total lack of leadership, ... I've turned that around.

The question now is how that answer was or was not used by our political leadership.

It has been very clear the Guard leadership has historically manipulated the figures of ready personnel to make it look like they have higher staffing levels than they do,

[The Guard's official reporting] constitutes a lie, ... The Guard leadership crosses their fingers and hopes they are never held accountable.

It has been very clear the Guard























































































































leadership has historically manipulated the figures of ready personnel to make it look like they have higher staffing levels than they do,

We need a lot more leadership on defense. That's what we were missing last year. We all got together at the end of last season and told ourselves that this year has to be different.