Brad Carson

“The department must have the flexibility to manage our force in a way that allows us to recruit and retain the best of the best.”

“We must be better stewards of the taxpayer's dollar while delivering cutting-edge capability to the warfighter.”

“Readiness is the foundation of our ability to defend the nation's interests and to meet our treaty obligations.”

“Common sense and common decency should be the guiding principles of our government.”

“Public service is a calling, and there is no higher one.”

“The all-volunteer force is a national treasure, but it's a fragile one.”

“It's an institution of such breathtaking scope and complexity that it's difficult for anyone to get their arms around it.”

“A university has to be a place of free inquiry, of robust debate, of intellectual ferment.”