Virtual CRT: Ghostbusters
Jun 12, 2026 · 53 min · 8 segments
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQNMBSPx9Lg
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Mark MontgomeryGuest
Ricky EllisonHost
Ty ThomasGuest
Jun 12, 2026 · 53 min · 8 segments
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQNMBSPx9Lg
Mark MontgomeryGuestRicky EllisonHostTy ThomasGuest
your um basic point is basically the service that owns those bases is responsible for that's that's what you i'm saying who has the most right but that would you would assume that that service that owns that base so and you've now figured that out and you put the money forward to do that and that's what you're suggesting is the way forward for marine bases from marine to take it Maybe bases to be able to do a trade-off and put those resources in to do it that way? Is that the way to do this for forward operating base forward?
It's because the Army has had other priorities, and they'll say we haven't been resourced.
a separate like missile defense agency or golden dome that's going to all of a sudden fund all this no they have nothing to lose i mean they have nothing no
this has to be a sign we need that all three of us contributed heavily to a rules admissions discussion paper yeah ty refers to it routinely you know in these kind of discussions he's right we have to roll back on that and come up and and the the department has to make decisions i think it's You know, the vice chairman and the deputy secretary of defense kind of own this process.
But the two of them are going to have to make the decision, take it to the secretary that this is the time to do it in a resource rich.
But if you're going to sign someone a mission that they had but weren't resourcing or never had.
The only time you could do it and not just have screeching angst from a service chief is when there's excess money and you go, by the way, this pile of dough in the $350 billion reconciliation that could be coming in a couple months is coming to you.
You cannot assign a new mission in a resource-constrained environment without putting the service in general at risk.
your um basic point is basically the service that owns those bases is responsible for that's that's what you i'm saying who has the most right but that would you would assume that that service that owns that base so and you've now figured that out and you put the money forward to do that and that's what you're suggesting is the way forward for marine bases from marine to take it Maybe bases to be able to do a trade-off and put those resources in to do it that way? Is that the way to do this for forward operating base forward?
It's because the Army has had other priorities, and they'll say we haven't been resourced.
a separate like missile defense agency or golden dome that's going to all of a sudden fund all this no they have nothing to lose i mean they have nothing no
this has to be a sign we need that all three of us contributed heavily to a rules admissions discussion paper yeah ty refers to it routinely you know in these kind of discussions he's right we have to roll back on that and come up and and the the department has to make decisions i think it's You know, the vice chairman and the deputy secretary of defense kind of own this process.
But the two of them are going to have to make the decision, take it to the secretary that this is the time to do it in a resource rich.
But if you're going to sign someone a mission that they had but weren't resourcing or never had.
The only time you could do it and not just have screeching angst from a service chief is when there's excess money and you go, by the way, this pile of dough in the $350 billion reconciliation that could be coming in a couple months is coming to you.
You cannot assign a new mission in a resource-constrained environment without putting the service in general at risk.
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