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Ham<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speer said he can\u2019t tell Congress what to do, he can only share with them the effects of not acting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI can just tell them what the negative impact to readiness, to force structure, to families and the future of our Army is and that is long-term readiness,\u201d said Speer, a former Army comptroller and assistant secretary for financial management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the Army\u2019s biggest enemy might be its own culture, Speer said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A retired Army colonel, Speer said the \u201ccan-do\u201d attitude of Army leaders often makes it difficult for them to be blunt about the lack of resources and the reality that they can\u2019t do it all \u2013 conduct global operations with the smallest force since World War II while simultaneously trying to modernize and refit for the next stage of highly complex, technical and demanding warfare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s been equally difficult during his seven-month tenure, he said, to explain to the American people the vast array of things the Army does from peacekeeping to Army Corps of Engineers construction to warfighting and deterrence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div><br><\/div>Those missions, alongside the work of the other branches, help maintain both U.S. and global economic success due to the military\u2019s ability to maintain national security, Speer said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>BRAC impact<\/b><div><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A thorny but important topic that Ham raised was questions about cost savings in a potential new round of Base Realignment and Closure hearings, which are being batted about in political circles, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The general asked why a new round of BRAC would be needed if the end strength of the Army is rising and questions about whether the last round in 2005 saved money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speer quickly brushed aside cost concerns, saying BRAC does save the military money even if the numbers don\u2019t reflect that in the short term, as the savings play out in the long run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also, he said there is a mismatch between base resources and the current state and future direction of the Army that needs to be corrected. 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