the former commander eric olson always emphasized quality over quantity. but after years in iraq and afghanistan where special operators around the globe have been assigned to the central command of responsibility, it's obvious that special operations and other parts of the world have been thinned out. >> they are asking for greater ability, flexibility and building forces in the globe back to around today want to be. you didn't get into it in detail in your testimony. or the shift to special operations around the globe? also another sequestration, i'm interested in your interpretation of across the board cuts. you said you would have to throw out your strategy. how are you interpreting it right now if worst case

my predecessor, admiral eric olson, established a task force to analyze the frame around the edges in our soft community. we confirm that a decade of war coupled with a high demand has exerted a physical and emotional stress on our force and families. i am committed to taking care of our people with the best support we can provide. i have put a general officer and my command sergeant major in charge of the preservation of the force and families. they're empowered to implement innovative solutions across the enterprise to improve the well-being of our warriors and their families. in conclusion, the demands on soft will not end in the foreseeable future. with your strong advocacy, we will continue to sustain a world class special operations capability. thereby providing the nation a decisive edge and addressing the challenges that affect us today and will undoubtedly emerge tomorrow. it is an honor to appear before you today as the commander of the united states special operations command. you can take pride in what the men and women of special operations are accomplishing around the wo

the former so calm commander, admiral eric olson always emphasize quality over quantity. but after years in iraq and afghanistan, where special operators around the globe have been assigned to the central command area of response ability, it is obvious the special operations in other parts of the world has been endow an admiral in the come in the current calm commander is asking for greater agility, flexibility and building forces around the globe, that too is a neat deep. you didn't get into in detail in your testimony. would you go into greater detail on the importance in the strategic shift to special operations around the globe? and also another problem with sequestration as i am interested in your interpretation of across-the-board cut. he said if that happens you would have to throw out your strategy. but how are you interpreting that right now that the worst-case scenario happens that we know it's got to continue to invest in special operations. do you interpret across-the-board cuts means we will not be allowed to make those strategic investments where we need to