Technical b r Report - International Military Testing Association

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Ladies and gentlemen, if we are to have viable armed
forces in the future, we must come up wiCh reasonable answers
to the questions and problems ccnfronting us in personnel
management. You know our requirements; you know how urgent
they are.
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Today, as your keynote speaker, I ask you to provide us
the tools we need to satisfy th?-e requirements. lu'hen you
bring us the tools, tell us how to se them and how not to
use them, and make sure we listen. As
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primary interest in people, I can tell you we do nerd help,
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the kind of help only you can provide. I ask that you come
forward and tell us what should be done.
For the shcrt term, give us the best answers you can.
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Remember, we can't always wait for the research effort to
be neatly organized, the r"clght researchek to be found, the
research effort-to be conducted in a Simon pure environment,
etc. Very often we need answers now.
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I challenge you to
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respond quickly when the situation deman s.
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For the long term, identify the arc/as where we should
encourage further research: research that is relevant;
research designed to tackle the tough &oblems of tomorrow,
not yesterday's problems; research that will enable us to
achieve progress that is real and enduring.
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