"The Military Personnel print was developed in a bipartisan manner and includes member priorities focused on taking care of service members and their families to ensure we have the most capable and ready fighting force in the world."
Chairman Fallon's Statement as Prepared for Delivery:
The Military Personnel print was developed in a bipartisan manner and includes member priorities focused on taking care of service members and their families to ensure we have the most capable and ready fighting force in the world.
To double down on historic recruiting numbers, we increased the end strengths for all military services: providing the services space to add the needed warfighters and enablers to address rising threats around the world.
We paid particular attention to military medicine this year to improve quality and access for our service members and their families. The bill increases the pool of eligible nurses who can now start their careers at Military Treatment Facilities, requires DHA to hire the needed personnel at the proper wage to fill our hospitals and clinics, and authorizes hospital commanders at remote installations to hire medical personnel directly--without going through the layers of bureaucracy--to get the doctors and nurses where they need to be, when they need to be.
We also increased access to dental care for certain junior enlisted National Guard and children under twelve at on-post dental clinics. And continuing our focus on Military Healthcare, we continue to support research into cutting-edge medical technology to care for our servicemembers and their families with a particular focus on combat medicine and trauma. Also, we continue the effort to reform civilian hiring, focusing on a skills-based workforce rather than credentialism, and making a concerted effort to get young tech talent into DoD.
Lastly, I want to acknowledge the committee staff’s efforts: Mr. David Giachetti, Ms. Hannah Kaufman, Ms. Ellie Bender, Ms. Alexandria Evers, Ms. Ilka Regino, and Ms. Michaela Reardo.
They have all worked tirelessly and always in a bipartisan manner to develop the subcommittee print.
