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June 12, 2007

The Army We Have — And The One We Need

Interesting article in the June issue of The Atlantic Monthly:
To fight today’s wars with an all-volunteer force, the U.S. Army needs more quick-thinking, strong, highly disciplined soldiers. But creating warriors out of the softest, least-willing populace in generations has required sweeping changes in basic training.
I may have more to add on this when I’ve finished […]

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