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Public congressional record or committee transcript shows that David L. Isom testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee's personnel subcommittee on service member and family quality of life.
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Personnel scheduled a hearing for Feb. 11, 2026 titled “To receive testimony from the Senior Enlisted Leaders on servicemember and family quality of life” and lists Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman David L. Isom as a witness. The committee’s record version of SEAC Isom’s testimony (official PDF) includes language identifying warfighters as the foundation of Department lethality and addresses service member and family quality-of-life issues. David L. Isom’s official Joint Chiefs of Staff biography confirms his position as Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman. Verdict: True — official Senate hearing materials and Isom’s JCS biography show he testified before the subcommittee on service member and family quality of life and made the quoted point about warfighters and lethality.