John Phelan: “There's been a big morale boost both from the President's…”

“Now the Navy's on pace for its best recruitment in two decades. And I wonder if you can give us a good explanation about why. Thank you, Senator, for the question. I think that There's been a big morale boost both from the President's commit to defense. the fact that we are changing the ethos and the culture of the military to more of its roots in war fighting.” (00:25–00:34)

This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.