noncommissioned

— “Our ability as a warfighting nation to pivot at speed, to stay ahead of these emerging technologies, is going to be really important in the future,” Caine said. “There’s a whole bunch of things that we need to do better as a joint force and as a Department of Defense along the lines of acquisition reform so that we can make sure that those young (privates first class) and E-1s and E-2s and (noncommissioned officers) have the kit and capability that they need.”