Secretary Carter's address as the new Defense Secretary. Your thoughts?

2015-02-17T13:26:16-05:00

http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=17152&source=GovDelivery

MESSAGE TO ALL DOD PERSONNEL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2015 To all Department of Defense personnel: I am honored to become your secretary of defense. I am proud to lead men and women who devote their

Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 17 at 2015 3:10 PM

2015-02-17T15:10:37-05:00

I like it, MSgt Michael Durkee. Secretary Carter sounds like he has a vision for the DoD, and he has a plan to execute his vision. I like his three priorities. I like how he laid out the challenges, and then how he described "our nation's enduring strengths."

That said, he's got (we've got) quite a job ahead of us, considering these challenges:

"We confront a turbulent and dangerous world: continuing turmoil in the Middle East and North Africa, and the malignant and savage terrorism emanating from it; an ongoing conflict in Afghanistan; a reversion to archaic security thinking in parts of Europe; tensions in the Asia-Pacific; the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction; and intensifying threats in cyberspace."