Thank you. And thank you, General, for being here.
I'm just going to continue on in that vein of questioning. There has been progress made, I know, with recruitment, but the Auditor General came out and basically said in a statement here that plans to expand the forces are at risk. Her May 16 report showed that only about 4,700 recruits make it through the process every year. I'm wondering what's being done in order to sustain our commitment in Afghanistan and fulfill other obligations.
How many recruits would we need? Is that 4,700 enough, or do we need to increase that? It's not just growing the forces, it's replacing people who are retiring as well, so is that number enough? You said you met your targets. Maybe that question has already been answered, but are we meeting the long-term targets or do we need to have higher numbers on an annual basis?