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Trent Kelly: “Given that only 29 percent of 17- to 24-year-olds are eligible to serve in the military without a waiver, it is…”

On the recordDecember 9, 2019
Given that only 29 percent of 17- to 24-year-olds are eligible to serve in the military without a waiver, it is essential that services do everything they can to increase the recruiting pool.
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Trent Kelly
Republican · Mississippi

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Highlights the need for increased military recruitment efforts.

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