conversation that you had about contracting support, and the challenges as well as i'm pleased to hear you're wark ing to expand that support. will these support positions supplement the contract support or replace it? >> i apologize if i didn't understand the question. the supplemental positions? >> yes. >> those would be helping in processing transports. so it would support it. i would tell you the time to hire in those types of things will take some time. depending on when it would take away the need for the contract support, i can't say at this point. >> our sense is the need is so strong that it doesn't necessarily require replacement. we would be eager to see you expand as much as possible some of the needs here. >> yes, ma'am. >> thank you. >> do you have a hiring target? >> us don't have the total number on that. that's one of the things we're trying to finalize right now. >> i just want to switch to military readiness. how is the dod tracking potential impacts and declines in readiness? sgluk imagine in your experience, we watch that very closely. so the chairman of the joibt chiefs, the