 From Soldiers Radio and Television, this is the Army Today, a daily feature from around the globe. Chief of Staff, General Raymond Odierno faces challenges with the budget. But as he tells Gail McCabe, he has a message for the total Army family. Currently, there are more than a million soldiers in the Army, active, reserve, national guard. A good half of that number is married and most have children. There are also some 300,000 civilians who work for the Army. As the Army's top leader, what do you want the total Army family to know? First, I want to know that we're thankful for everything that they've done and the sacrifice that they've made. They have willingly raised their right hand and said I will volunteer in order to serve my country and provide better security for our nation. First, I'm very thankful for that. Second piece is I want them to understand that we understand that the active component, the national guard, the U.S. Army Reserve has sacrificed a lot as a one team here over the last 10 years. And we are going to work as hard as we can to ensure that they are taken care of and their families are taken care of. We are not perfect. We're not able to solve every problem right now, but we are going to work as hard as we can to help them as they continue to move forward, whether it be their soldiers, husbands or wives, whether it be their spouses or whether it be their children, that we're going to do whatever we can to help them to move forward. Whether they're dealing with stress or whether they're just trying to get reintegrated or whether they're worried about their future. We're here to help them. If they have to transition, we're going to help them transition. If they stay in the Army, we're going to continue to take care of them. And we're going to be here for them. This is the Army Today from Soldiers Radio and Television.