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On the recordMay 16, 2017
This is all really helpful. It is interesting that the Marines have 5,300 in recruiting and yet 182,000 in the Marine Corps; Air Force has half as many recruiting and has 317,000.
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Jackie Speier
Democratic · California
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Speier highlights the disparity in recruiting numbers between Marines and Air Force.

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