S. HRG. 111–701, PT. 6 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011 HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON S. 3454 TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011 FOR MILITARY ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, FOR MILITARY CON- STRUCTION, AND FOR DEFENSE ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, TO PRESCRIBE PERSONNEL STRENGTHS FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES PART 6 PERSONNEL MARCH 10, 24; APRIL 28; MAY 12, 2010 ( Printed for the use of the Committee on Armed Services VerDate Aug 31 2005 14:14 Mar 16, 2011 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6011 Sfmt 6011 Y:\BORAWSKI\DOCS\62159.TXT JUNE PsN: JUNEB DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011—Part 6 PERSONNEL VerDate Aug 31 2005 14:14 Mar 16, 2011 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6019 Sfmt 6019 Y:\BORAWSKI\DOCS\62159.TXT JUNE PsN: JUNEB S. HRG. 111–701 PT. 6 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011 HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON S. 3454 TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011 FOR MILITARY ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, FOR MILITARY CON- STRUCTION, AND FOR DEFENSE ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, TO PRESCRIBE PERSONNEL STRENGTHS FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES PART 6 PERSONNEL MARCH 10, 24; APRIL 28; MAY 12, 2010 Printed for the use of the Committee on Armed Services ( Available via the World Wide Web: http://www.fdsys.gov/ U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 62–159 PDF WASHINGTON : 2011 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2104 Mail: Stop IDCC, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate Aug 31 2005 14:14 Mar 16, 2011 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 Y:\BORAWSKI\DOCS\62159.TXT JUNE PsN: JUNEB COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES CARL LEVIN, Michigan, Chairman ROBERT C. BYRD, West Virginia JOHN MCCAIN, Arizona JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN, Connecticut JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma JACK REED, Rhode Island JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii SAXBY CHAMBLISS, Georgia BILL NELSON, Florida LINDSEY GRAHAM, South Carolina E. BENJAMIN NELSON, Nebraska JOHN THUNE, South Dakota EVAN BAYH, Indiana ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi JIM WEBB, Virginia GEORGE S. LEMIEUX, Florida CLAIRE MCCASKILL, Missouri SCOTT P. BROWN, Massachusetts MARK UDALL, Colorado RICHARD BURR, North Carolina KAY R. HAGAN, North Carolina DAVID VITTER, Louisiana MARK BEGICH, Alaska SUSAN M. COLLINS, Maine ROLAND W. BURRIS, Illinois JEFF BINGAMAN, New Mexico EDWARD E. KAUFMAN, Delaware RICHARD D. DEBOBES, Staff Director JOSEPH W. BOWAB, Republican Staff Director SUBCOMMITTEE ON PERSONNEL JIM WEBB, Virginia, Chairman JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN, Connecticut LINDSEY GRAHAM, South Carolina DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii SAXBY CHAMBLISS, Georgia E. BENJAMIN NELSON, Nebraska JOHN THUNE, South Dakota CLAIRE MCCASKILL, Missouri ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi KAY R. HAGAN, North Carolina GEORGE S. LEMIEUX, Florida MARK BEGICH, Alaska DAVID VITTER, Louisiana ROLAND W. BURRIS, Illinois SUSAN M. COLLINS, Maine JEFF BINGAMAN, New Mexico (II) VerDate Aug 31 2005 14:14 Mar 16, 2011 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0486 Sfmt 0486 Y:\BORAWSKI\DOCS\62159.TXT JUNE PsN: JUNEB C O N T E N T S CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF WITNESSES ACTIVE, GUARD, RESERVE, AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL PROGRAMS MARCH 10, 2010 Page Stanley, Hon. Clifford L., Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness .............................................................................................................. 6 Lamont, Hon. Thomas R., Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs .............................................................................................. 30 Garcia, Hon. Juan M., III, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs .............................................................................................. 38 Ginsberg, Hon. Daniel B., Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs .............................................................................................. 42 Barnes, Master Chief Joseph L., USN (Ret.), National Executive Director, Fleet Reservse Association .................................................................................. 71 Moakler, Kathleen B., Government Relations Director, National Military Family Association ............................................................................................... 77 Cline, Master Sergeant Michael, USA (Ret.), Executive Director, Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States .................................. 96 Holleman, Deirdre Parke, Executive Director, The Retired Enlisted Associa- tion ........................................................................................................................ 98 Strobridge, Steven P., USAF (Ret.), Director of Government Relations, Mili- tary Officers Association of America .................................................................. 100 MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM PROGRAMS, POLICIES, AND INITIATIVES MARCH 24, 2010 Cardin, Hon. Benjamin L., U.S. Senator from the State of Maryland ................ 181 Rice, Charles L., M.D., Performing the Duties of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, and Acting Director, Tricare Management Activity .................................................................................................................. 185 Hunter, RADM Christine S., USN, Deputy Director, Tricare Management Activity .................................................................................................................. 192 Schoomaker, LTG Eric B., USA, Surgeon General of the U.S. Army, and Commander, U.S. Army Medical Command ...................................................... 194 Robinson, VADM Adam M., Jr., USN, Surgeon General of the U.S. Navy, and Chief, Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery ............................................ 218 Green, Lt. Gen. Charles B., USAF, Surgeon General of the U.S. Air Force ....... 227 Jeffries, RADM Richard R., USN, Medical Officer of the U.S. Marine Corps .... 235 MILITARY COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS, INCLUDING SPECIAL AND INCENTIVE PAYS APRIL 28, 2010 Carr, William J., Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Military Personnel Policy ..................................................................................................................... 313 Farrell, Brenda S., Director, Defense Capabilities and Management, Govern- ment Accountability Office .................................................................................. 317 (III) VerDate Aug 31 2005 14:14 Mar 16, 2011 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 Y:\BORAWSKI\DOCS\62159.TXT JUNE PsN: JUNEB IV Page Murray, Carla Tighe, Senior Analyst, National Security Division, Congres- sional Budget Office ............................................................................................. 323 Hosek, James R., Director, Forces and Resources Policy Center, RAND Na- tional Security Research Division ....................................................................... 330 RESERVE COMPONENT PROGRAMS MAY 12, 2010 McCarthy, Hon. Dennis M., Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Af- fairs ....................................................................................................................... 369 McKinley, Gen. Craig R., USAF, Chief, National Guard Bureau ........................ 378 Wyatt, Lt. Gen. Harry M., III, USAF, Director, Air National Guard ................. 379 Carpenter, MG Raymond W., ARNG, Acting Director, Army National Guard .. 380 Stultz, LTG Jack C., USAR, Chief of Army Reserve; and Commanding Gen- eral, U.S. Army Reserve Command .................................................................... 396 Debbink, VADM Dirk J., USN, Chief of Navy Reserve; and Commander, Navy Reserve Force ............................................................................................. 401 Kelly, Lt. Gen. John F., USMC, Commander, Marine Forces Reserve; and Commander, Marine Forces North ..................................................................... 409 Stenner, Lt. Gen. Charles E., Jr., USAF, Chief of Air Force Reserve; and Commander, Air Force Reserve Command ........................................................ 419 Stosz, RADM Sandra L., USCG, Acting Director of Reserve and Training, U.S. Coast Guard ................................................................................................. 428 VerDate Aug 31 2005 14:14 Mar 16, 2011 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 Y:\BORAWSKI\DOCS\62159.TXT JUNE PsN: JUNEB DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 2010 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON PERSONNEL, COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES, Washington, DC. ACTIVE, GUARD, RESERVE, AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL PROGRAMS The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 10:33 a.m. in room SR–232A, Russell Senate Office Building, Senator Jim Webb (chair- man of the subcommittee) presiding. Committee members present: Senators Webb, Hagan, Begich, Graham, and Chambliss. Majority staff members present: Jonathan D. Clark, counsel; Gabriella Eisen, counsel; and Gerald J. Leeling, counsel. Minority staff members present: Diana G. Tabler, professional staff member; and Richard