a couple of weeks ago, my rhode island senator friend jack reed was at an armed service committee with the senior enlisted advisors of the military service, army, air force, navy, marines. their job is to make sure our service members and their families are getting the support they need. every one of them had great things to say about cfpb's office of service member affairs, the value it provides, the support it provides to the men and women who sacrificed so much for our country. senator reed brought up an alarming figure. a recent report estimated thousands of service members were forced out of service every year because of financial hardships. problems with their mortgages, with payday loans, with credit card debt. remember earlier in the presentation, i talked about how many of these financial groups set up right outside military bases. that causes a tragedy for these men and women who want to serve their country, and it causes tragedy for their families. it costs taxpayers $57,000 every time someone's forced out of service. many other service members lose security clearance becaus