the procurement of mrap's and matv's to protect our troops on the ground. having returned about three weeks from afghanistan, these are critical weapon systems and my colleagues on the committee who also frequently travel into these war zones will attest to that fact also. i'm pleased that we included this in the legislation. it also authorizes $11.2 billion for afghan security forces to train and equip the afghan police. this is a $1.6 billion reduction from the president's q the crentscom -- the centcome commander determined in this reduction could be made because of the efficiencies being achieved by the nato training mission in afghanistan, under the leadership of lieutenant general cald well. we have to be much more efficient going forward in terms of resources and we also have to plan with our international partners to support the security of the afghan national security forces. it recommends the most component long term of stabilizing afghanistan. they cannot do it alone. there has to be political will and capacity. but as we develop this military fo

we have roughly 40,000 vehicles in the marine corps --, thanks7- tons, mraps, humveees - as to build the marine corps to come down, we took the total vehicles in the marine corps down to 30,000. of that, 23,000 were so arehumvess. as a look atjltv and replacing the crown to tactical vehicles strategy, we have to say what is good enough. what is it over the next 10 years that will be good enough? how much moneyi turfzation do we need -- come much -- how much modernization do we need? we have built an affordable plan ungrounded tactical vehicles built on what is good enough. we have done the same thing in aviation. harriers - what is good enough and how long will this last? there is an awful lot of this going on. in your district, you have seen the benefits of the energy efforts that the marine corps is the doing atmcrd and mirqamar with the methane plans. t. we can significantly save a lot of money and energy and we will do the same thing in the expeditionary field. we had the first prototype to carry this expeditionary energy in the field. we are on the big time. that is another way

. >> i need to get these mraps out. >> my purpose is to get the recruits prepared for the construction training. >> what you do is get a 2 by 6 sitting on the saw horses. we will cut 10 feet. everybody going to get one and you measure up 6 inches. you sure you got 8 feet. >> as a carpenter you have to let them know what's expected and they need to know the stuff to get going on the trades. >> the main thing they need to know is how to carry the stuff on the job and the hussle. >> you can't work with the gloves. >> my part is a small part. my part is the best part. the part that really teaches them how to go out and fish rather than go to the fish market. my job is how to teach them to fish when the fish market is closed. >> this requires i thinking. when you go on the job site they will pay you 20-15, dollars an hour you have to think and figure stuff out and get the jobs done in a record time. >> one of the things we try to teach with the construction trades is your attitude going to work. how employers look on new workers and it's about profitability and productivity. it's not how mu