ms. hicks: i'm going to take two last questions. i will do one back here and then we will come up front. >> my name is michael tucker with the u.s. border patrol. earlier, you mentioned you wanted to detour deployed observable forces, similar to our mission set. then you mentioned building partner capacity. my question is, what are your thoughts on how the training analysis is showing illegal immigration is shifting to a maritime environment? gen. neller: well, for us to be involved the coast guard, that , is what they do. they're the ones, because of their authorities and permissions to do those things, on the water, i would imagine , i don't know, but i think that the border patrol has a certain maritime capability at least in lakes and rivers around. i think, immigration, you have seen in the mediterranean, we --e seen ration come from you have seen immigration come from syria and north africa. you seen militaries get involved in that. that is more of a law enforcement issue. our involvement with immigration, we find people stran

ms. hicks: to having a responsibility to respond to crises from embassies, etc., is it distressing to the marine as it is currently constructed? gen. neller: if you talk to the people out in the operational forces that are currently do ing it, they would tell you it is as high today as it was when we had large numbers of forces in iraq and afghanistan. the commitments have not gone down. there is stress. at 9/11, we were 172,500 marines , and we deployed at a rate of 3-1, normally gone six months and back for 18. since then, we grew the forced to 2-1 because we wanted to get back to the 3-1. at 182,000 marines, which we will probably reach in the next couple of months, we are at 2-1 force, and that is kind of the red line for us as a service. there are some capability sets that concern me, mostly about the stress on the force and the individuals and on the limit. -- on the equipment. but marines do not join to sit. they want to train but they want to go somewhere and do something. and so, i thi

ms. joyce hicks and the police commission and various coalitions i've had conversations with members of seniortaff of sfpd. >> and so colleagues today, i want to ask you think about the people in this room could i and think about the families that are across the country that are grove at the loss of a son or daughter when you make this vote i ask you place to on the ballots and allow the voters to decide and just to recap the amendments that commissioner campos and i have come to an agreement burglary do a couple of things first that removes all the luggage to the 0 police accountability from the public advocate proposal this proposal public advocate will go to voters with the votes and this department of the police officer accountability is now allowed to move forward and go to voter i an amendment i've agreed to will allow the power of the director for the department of police take into account to rest within the public advocates authority to be also to be confirmed by the san francisco board of supervisors and supervisor campos called it a poison pill i call that a clarifying clause lau (la

ms. joyce hicks and the police commission and various coalitions i've had conversations with members of senior staff of sfpd. >> and so colleagues today, i want to ask you think about the people in this room could i and think about the families that are across the country that are grove at the loss of a son or daughter when you make this vote i ask you place to on the ballots and allow the voters to decide and just to recap the amendments that commissioner campos and i have come to an agreement burglary do a couple of things first that removes all the luggage to the 0 police accountability from the public advocate proposal this proposal public advocate will go to voters with the votes and this department of the police officer accountability is now allowed to move forward and go to voter i an amendment i've agreed to will allow the power of the director for the department of police take into account to rest within the public advocates authority to be also to be confirmed by the san francisco board of supervisors and supervisor campos called it a poison pill i call that a clarifying clause lau (