The sad fact is that we have allowed our military readiness to broadly decline because we are more focused on procuring that shiny object rather than holistically managing the day to day maintenance necessary to sustain our military. Secondly, The overall top line requested by the administration in the fiscal year 2027 budget request is unprecedented but absolutely essential to address the plight of our military forces. For too long our military has relied on legacy force structure that has not been maintained to the readiness levels required. (01:18–01:32)
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Asserts that the fiscal year 2027 budget request is unprecedented and essential for military forces.
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