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Army of Some: Recruiting Trouble for the All-Volunteer Force

Why It Matters

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For five decades now, the United States military has operated with an all-volunteer force. Some experts say that in a world of rising geopolitical threats, the U.S. can't risk a shortfall in manpower. Others warn of a widening gap in American society, in which military burdens are shouldered by a small subset of the population.

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