Most of us who have been associated with the military, and I'd share with you, I've had six tours in the Washington, D.C. area, so I'm very familiar with the Pentagon.

There's lots of fat to cut. Here's the concern. Don't cut the bone. You can cut to the bone, but don't cut the bone.

And one of the concerns we've been, we're way past time when we can do more with less,

because we're doing less with less.

And if we want to rebuild our military, we need to put the resources into it.

Let's go Welcome to Citizen.

We have a very special guest today, General Dave Deptula.

You've been around the block a little bit.

We'll get into your whole career and everything in a moment.

But first, let's start with you.

Where'd you grow up?

Well, first, thanks for having me on today.

I really appreciate it.

I was an Air Force brat, so I grew up around the nation.

When people ask me that, it's kind of difficult.

Those of you have been associated with the military family know that.

But I was born in Dayton, Ohio, back in 1952, and then basically lived all over the United States.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, out in Albuquerque, New Mexico, up in the Washington,

D.C. area, down in Florida, other parts out west in Arizona, and multiple times in Florida.

So Tennessee, I'd throw that in there too.

So all over the United States.

And both parents or just one, we're in the military?

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