Mike Pence: “Recruitment is up [in the armed forces].”

“And probably the most hopeful thing, I would say, and I credit first the President, but also the Secretary of Defense and his entire team is Recruitment is up [in the armed forces]. We had fallen behind in every branch in the service in meeting recruitment goals at the end of the Biden administration. And now I'm told that we're exceeding goals in every branch, armed forces.” (06:02–06:12)

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