general sir nicolas houghton. >> i do not know if you've had time yet to have any flavor of how the regular forces are viewing this. you will probably heard, like everyone else, that when you go around the bazaars, and there is suspicion that some of the regular components might not be happy about the speed of transition and so on, and may be accommodating in in their own varied ways. perhaps you could give us an insight into this time table of transition? >> one of the things i have already learned is that there is a good-natured suspicion between all sections of the armed forces of each other. >> body is a good-natured? >> because i think it generally is good-natured, chairman. in terms of the reserves exercises, i understand and i think that people who are involved in the reserve understand that to make this a credible proposal, it has to come with a clear plan for making reserve training effective and for making a commitment which does not leave the reserves always as the flexible element when there is any budget pressure. the commitment to reserve training and to reserve service must b