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Firsty exam? >> 100% is the expectation. perfection is the expectation. there's an amount of pressure involved. >> reporter: experts say different types of pressures can affect the junior and senior officers at nuclear commands. general michael kerry seemed to go off the deep end last year, removed from his post after going on a drinking and woman eisen binge during an official visit to russia. kerry commanded the 20th air force overseeing through nuclear wings. >> that job is extremely stressful. in officer, especially numbered air force command position is an exceptionally stressful job beca...

Removed from his post after he went on a womanizing and drinking binge in russia. >> the job is extremely stressful. any command position is an extremely pressured job because it's the air fighting element of the air force. >> the junior officers, the ones deep inside these silos, the people with their hands on the switches face the pressures of staying proficient jeffrey was a nuclear missileer. >> 24 hours or more underground, days where it could go to 48, 72, you're under the ground. there's no opportunity to take a break or take a run. it's a tedious nature of the job. >> aside from the di...

Operation and other issues. now let's turn to the pentagon and listen to what was said there just moments ago. >> our guidance is very clear. we'll give up command position, as we had from the beginning, but give up the command positions and be participants, but not in command. then we're going to continue to provide predominantly those capabilities that we have their unique that enable the operations, as well as additional capacity that the coalition may not have that we bring to the fight. an example would be tankers, some of our isr platforms. i would anticipate some of the interdiction str...

>> can you explain, after statistic coalition partner takes the lead, can you give us any surge of the left of participati participation? >> it depends on the type of participation s our guidance is very clear. we are going to give up the command position, as we had from the very beginning, help enable the command and kro, but be participants, but not in command. we'll continue to provide predominantly those capabilities that we have that are unique that enable the operations, as well as additional capacity that the coalition may not have that we do bring to the fight. an example would be tank...

Very close to general mcchrystal. will general petraeus feel comfortable keeping him on or will he make a change in the intelligence structure which is so vital to this counterinsurgency strategy? >> i want to go to capitol hill. dana bash, our senior congressional correspondent is getting reaction. also new information about the confirmation process. the senate armed services committee is going to have to approve general petraeus for this new command position. >> reporter: that's right. i just spoke to the chairman of that committee who said this was a reasonable decision that the president m...