Panel: Transformation ‘Starts and Ends’ with Soldiers
Photo by: U.S. Army/Sgt. Christopher Smith
Wed, 05/14/2025 - 09:48
The U.S. military’s transformation efforts start and end with the service member, a panel of leaders said May 13 during a discussion on readiness, lethality and resilience.
“The Army is about people, and we don’t have readiness without people,” said Maj. Gen. Hope Rampy, commanding general of Army Human Resources Command. “You can’t have lethal warfighting capability without a soldier.”
Marine Lt. Gen. James Glynn, commander of Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, agreed. “It starts and ends with the Marine and the soldier,” he said. “The kit matters, to a point, and then it doesn’t.”
Capability and will are what drive the U.S. military’s success, he said, particularly in the talented young service members and leaders across the force.
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