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On the recordMay 10, 2023
As chairman on the Armed Services Committee, we are seeing more and more young people disqualify from service because they certainly don't have the skills to pass the basic test.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Reed discusses the impact of literacy on military recruitment.

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