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John Phelan: “The Marines put some of their best leadership into the…”

Featuring: John Phelan, Secretary of the Navy | National

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Sen. Banks at John C. Phelan Hearing - Full Questioning

Published | Video Starts at 03:16

I think that there are some things to learn from some of the other services in terms of what they've done recruiting wise. I think the Marines in particular have done a very effective job at it. What I understand is The Marines put some of their best leadership into the recruiting role, and that's one of the reasons why they do so well with it. So I'm going to try to adapt some of the best practices we get from other services and from my business experience in how to attract and retain talent, a … (03:16–03:24)

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Asserts that the Marine Corps' success in recruitment is due to assigning top leadership to recruiting roles.

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