Daniel Driscoll: “This is specifically and directly because of Secretary of…”

“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. What we find when we go talk to these young soldiers in basic training, they want to join the United States army because of the challenge.” (02:59–03:08)

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