Daniel Driscoll: “61,500 new recruits are joining the United States Army. We…”

“But talk about it, the recruitment numbers, you guys are way ahead of schedule. I want to hear the numbers, but then I want to hear the how and the why. So 61,500 new recruits are joining the United States Army. We hit that about eight and a half months into our year. This is specifically and directly because of Secretary of War Hegses and the President's push on lethality and their push on excellence.” (02:48–02:59)

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