| Marine Recruits Head to Basic Training, Military Life |
| SAN DIEGO, Aug. 22, 2006 – An opportunity to get an education, to see parts of the world they’d only heard about or to serve their country attracted 16 passengers here last evening aboard American Airlines Flight 1961, and ultimately, to 13 weeks of boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. Story |
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| New Recruits Share Dreams, Motivations for Joining Military |
| FORT MEADE, Aug. 2, 2006 – The young and not-so-young men and women processing into the military earlier this week at the Military Entrance Processing Station here offer a snapshot of the armed forces of the future. Story |
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Recruits Processing Into Military
Defy Misconceptions, Myths |
| FORT MEADE, Md., Aug. 2, 2006 – A step through the doors of the Military Entrance Processing Station here blows away the myths that the military is struggling to get enough recruits, dropping its standards to get those it does, or glossing over the fact that it’s recruiting into a wartime force.
July 31 was the last day of a month in which all the services had already met their quotas for recruits. It was a relatively slow day at the station -- one of 65 dotting the country. Story |
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