i did not know carter hamm, now commander of u.s. before admiral mullen volunteered him for this assignment. but over 10 months, i got to know carter and his wife extremely well to the point where my wife and kids spent thanksgiving 2010 with them in germany where we visited wounded warriors at the hospital there. carter began as a private in the army in 1973 and he knows the army at -- as about as well as anyone. he was right to navigate the sensitive assignment in the development of our report, i never let my own civilian legal thinking straight far away from -- thinking stray far away from his military perspective or his own voice. the study we undertook with the most comprehensive engagement ever of the military on any personnel related matter. over the course of 10 months, we surveyed 400,000 service members and received 115,000 responses, surveyed 150,000 military spouses and received 44,000, -- 44,000 responses, solicited and received 72,384 e- mails, conducted 95 information exchange forms at 51 bases around the world and tal

i did not know carter hamm, now commander of u.s. rica command, at all before admiral mullen volunteered him for this assignment. but over 10 months, i got to know carter and his wife extremely well to the point where my wife and kids spent thanksgiving 2010 with them in germany where we visited wounded warriors at the hospital there. carter began as a private in the army in 1973 and he knows the army at -- as about as well as anyone. he was right to navigate the sensitive assignment in the development of our report, i never let my own civilian legal thinking straight far away from his military perspective or his own voice. the study we undertook with the most comprehensive engagement ever of the military on any personnel related matter. over the course of 10 months, we surveyed 400,000 service members and received 115,000 responses, surveyed 150,000 military spouses and received 44,000, -- 44,000 responses, solicited and received 72,384 e-mails, conducted 95 information exchange forms at 51 bases around the world and talk face to fac