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

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The Effect of the Wars on Military Recruitment

"I think the forever wars finally taken a toll on military recruiting," he says. "How do we explain to your generation why Iraq and Afghanistan matter? And so I think we have to be better about doing that" Only 48% of Americans say they would advise a young person to pursue a career in the military, according to Pew.

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