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Uniqueness – Readiness High (1/2)Readiness High – Defense Authorization act Insurance News Today, 6/1/2010 (Top Insurance Industry News, “Senate Armed Services Committee Completes Markup of National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011”, http://www.insuranceday.org/senate-armed-services-committee-completes-markup-of-national-defense-authorization-act-for-fiscal-year-2011/) WASHINGTON — Senator Carl Levin (D-MI), Chairman of the Armed Services Committee, announced today that the committee has completed its markup of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011. The bill authorizes funding for the Department of Defense (DOD) and the national security programs of the Department of Energy (DOE). “The Committee has reported out a bill that supports the men and women of the armed forces, both active and reserve, and their families, and provides them with the compensation, benefits, equipment and training that they need. The Committee continued its practice of terminating or slowing down troubled programs and activities, improving efficiencies, and applying the savings to higher-priority programs. Thus, the Committee was able to fund many of the unfunded requirements of our Service Chiefs and combatant commanders. I am pleased that the Committee provided funding, authorities, and capability to defeat al Qaeda, its affiliates and other violent organizations, with a major focus on Afghanistan and Pakistan”, Levin said. “I am also pleased that the Committee adopted an amendment that removes a key barrier to ending the policy that prohibits military service by openly gay men and women. That action is an important step to end this discriminatory policy. But it is left to the President, Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to certify that repeal can be achieved consistent with the military’s standard of readiness, effectiveness, unit cohesion, and recruiting and retention, before the repeal is effective. I believe that allowing gay and lesbian service members to serve openly will open the ranks to patriotic men and women who wish to serve their country,” Levin added. Uniqueness – Readiness High (2/2)Readiness High – Troop Compensation has fueled recruitment and general preparedness Washington Post, 5/7/2010 (Craig Whitlock, “Pentagon urges decrease in spending on troops”, http://www.sextonreunion.com/group/debateandcurrentevents/forum/topics/pentagon-urges-decrease-in?commentId=2101025:Comment:224040&xg_source=activity&groupId=2101025:Group:147649) Military officials said generous compensation were a primary reason why they were able to meet all of their annual recruiting goals last year for the first time since the all-volunteer force was established in 1973. Although the recession also played a major role, military leaders said surveys show service members are generally happy with their pay scales. Vice Adm. Mark E. Ferguson III, the chief of naval personnel, said improvements in pay and benefits have made it more likely that sailors will stick around longer. Last year, a Navy survey found that about 60 percent of spouses wanted their sailors to make a career of Navy life, meaning a stint of at least 20 years. In 2005, he said, only about 20 percent of spouses felt the same way. "I think pay was previously a concern, but it's started to change," Ferguson said. He added that Congress had been "extremely generous" but that rising personnel costs were already influencing what the Navy spends to operate, maintain and modernize its fleet. Uniqueness – A2: DADTDADT doesn’t hurt readiness – discharges are minimal CNS News, 2009 (Cybercast News Service, “Discharging Gays from Military No Threat to National Security, Report Details”, October 27th, http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/56143) (CNSNews.com) – Claims that the U.S. military’s policy of discharging openly homosexual soldiers threatens national security by reducing troop numbers are not supported by data from the Defense Department, according to the Center for Military Readiness (CMR). The latest data show that the number of people discharged from the U.S. military for homosexuality represents less than 1 percent of the total number of people discharged for all other reasons. For example, 634 soldiers were discharged in 2008 for homosexuality, according to the Defense Department. That 634 number is 0.337 percent of the 187,331 total discharges in 2008. That same year, 5,627 people were discharged for drugs; 3,817 for serious offenses; 4,555 for weight standards; 2,353 for pregnancy; and 2,574 for parenthood. In 2004 there were 669 soldiers discharged for homosexuality (0.314 percent) out of 212,405 discharged for other reasons. The numbers were similar for 2005, 2006 and 2007. In total, between 2004 and 2008, there were 3,284 soldiers discharged for homosexuality. Between 1994 and 2003, the number was 9,501. There currently are 2,475,967 people serving in the U.S. military. As the Center for Military Readiness reported, “The average percentage of discharges due to homosexuality during those 10 years [1993-2004], as calculated by the Department of Defense, was 0.37.” Uniqueness – A2: BudgetTroop Count will remain high – Budget changes won’t affect readiness levels Gates, 2009 (Robert, Secretary of Defense, “DoD News Briefing With Secretary Gates From The Pentagon”, US DOD, April 6th, http://www.defense.gov/transcripts/transcript.aspx?transcriptid=4396) The decisions have three principal objectives: First, to reaffirm our commitment to take care of the all-volunteer force, which, in my view, represents America's greatest strategic asset. Second, we must re-balance this department's programs in order to institutionalize and finance our capabilities to fight the wars we are in today and the scenarios we are most likely to face in the years ahead, while at the same time providing a hedge against other risks and contingencies. Third, in order to do this, we must reform how and what we buy; meaning a fundamental overhaul of our approach to procurement, acquisition and contracting. So first, people. With regard to the troops and their families, I will recommend that we first fully protect and properly fund the growth of military and strengthen the base budget. This means completing the growth in the Army and the Marine Corps, while halting reductions in the Air Force and Navy. Accomplishing this will require a nearly $11 billion increase above the FY '09 budget level. Directory: files files -> Answer True False 2 points Question 2 files -> Integer programming and game theory files -> 4 Integer Programming files -> Bpa vehicle Window Repair Scenario #1 task: Procure vehicle window relacement. 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