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Angus King: “The other thing I would like for the record-- I had a conversation this morning with the Admiral, that 84 percent of his…”

On the recordMarch 7, 2016
The other thing I would like for the record-- I had a conversation this morning with the Admiral, that 84 percent of his incoming recruits are from military families.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

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Senator King questions the sustainability of recruiting from military families.

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