Yes.
We all wish you the best of luck, really, especially in the care of our soldiers. And let me just say that if my approach to this today seems a little uncharacteristic, it's because I have a great deal of sympathy. Prior to entering public life--quite a while ago now--I spent ten years punching a clock, working in a parts department. So nobody knows more about back orders and the wrong part and things that don't fit and why it happens than I do. It's been quite a few years, and there is a lot of technology, but that's not always a big help. So you're going to hear a lot more sympathetic a questioner than normal here, because I do have a great deal of sympathy for how difficult this is.
That being said, however, the report, in paragraph 2.21, shows us that 50% of all the equipment and supplies that are ordered don't make it on time. That speaks to planning as much as it does to the actual delivery on the ground. Is that improving? Why is that number so high?
We've been out there for quite a while now. It would seem to me we'd be a little closer to knowing when things could really happen, given all the difficulties you have. So can you give us a little explanation of why the figure is 50%, and what you're doing to lower that, please?