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Daniel Driscoll: “Last year we made our 12 month recruiting goal in 7 months.”

Featuring: Daniel Driscoll, Republican | United States Secretary of the Army | National

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Published | Video Starts at 20:47

They are willing to suffer all of the things that you have to suffer to be part of this body of excellence. Our numbers are off the charts. They're 15 year highs. Last year we made our 12 month recruiting goal in 7 months. Equally important and perhaps more important to me is retention. So those are the soldiers that actually see their leadership. They get to see am I doing a good job? (20:47–20:51)

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Asserts that the Army achieved its annual recruiting goal in seven months last year.

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