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Harry Reid: “One of the concerns I have and the reason we need some definition for the obligations of these men and women in the…”

On the recordJuly 15, 2003
One of the concerns I have and the reason we need some definition for the obligations of these men and women in the Guard and Reserve is that we are having trouble in Nevada recruiting new people for the Guard and Reserve. These weekend soldiers are becoming year-long soldiers and we in Nevada, I think, are no different than any other State. I believe we need a definite period of time they can be obligated to go overseas and how many times they have to go overseas, are obligated to go overseas, or we are not going to get people to join the Guard and Reserve.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Discussing recruitment challenges for the Guard and Reserve in Nevada.

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