Our nation now has the historic opportunity to devote more of its precious resources to solving domestic problems, including reducing our deficit. We in the Naval Service understand that and support the President's efforts. If we are going to be able to meet tomorrow's missions, we need to continue to have the highest quality sailors and marines. And so tonight I'm asking for your help in getting out the word that the Naval service is still hiring. Some erroneously assume that because we are getting smaller we are not recruiting.
Nothing can be farther from the truth.
This year alone the Navy and Marine Corps combined will recruit nearly 100,000 of America's finest young men and women. He should serve as an inspiration to young Americans that there is no limit to how far you can go if you are talented and committed. No one can predict the future. But we can see the outlines of that world through the shadows cast on our own. It will be a future in which our Navy and Marine Corps, providing unique capabilities to our joint Armed Forces, play a vital role in the maintenance of peace and stability.