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By Tom SuSTaining an all-volunTeer
Philpott army thrown “out of balance” by
worldwide obligations remains the
service’s greatest challenge, according
to Gen. George W. Casey Jr., Army chief
of staff. n “We are so weighed down by
our current commitments that we can’t
do the things we know we need to do
to sustain the all-volunteer force for the
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long haul,” said Casey with characteris-
about what Casey said about the budget, the
conflict in Afghanistan, and triCAre issues.
tic bluntness during a wide-ranging
army chief of Staff gen.
george w. casey jr., sec-
interview with Military Officer.
ond from left, observes train-
ing at the National Training
Center at Fort Irwin, Calif.
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