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McChrystal and Eikenberry testify that additional troops would give coalition forces the needed edge.

“The Army will include the National Guard and the [U.S. Army] Reserve in future mobilization requirements,” Army Maj. Gen. Ron Chastain said during a working visit to the Army National Guard Readiness Center.

The 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Vermont National Guard is training at Camp Atterbury, Ind., prior to heading overseas.

The sergeant major of the Army said, “The challenges of the Army are huge compared to the other services” in recruiting because the numbers needed are so large and the need for quality remains.