I just want to correct that, Senator. It's been a tsunami. It's been a historic response of young Americans. I want to unpack it. I want to unpack this with you, Mr. Secretary. Prior to President Trump's election, the military was struggling with the worst recruitment crisis in 50 years. That all seemed to have changed overnight. On one specific day, and the chart shows it. The army doubled its recruitment From November of 20 to the previous November. (00:36–00:45)
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Asserts that the military faced its worst recruitment crisis in 50 years before Trump's election.
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