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Mike Rogers: “It's the equivalent of one army division. Not recruited.”

Featuring: Mike Rogers, Conservative | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Michigan

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Published | Video Starts at 21:54

And so I would do it a couple of ways and I would start early on this and starting to have a conversation. We have not met our recruiting levels for the military, by the way, for the last four years. It's the equivalent of one army division. Not recruited. Think of that. Think what China's doing. Think where we're at. It's the lowest recruitment level we've ever had. (21:54–21:58)

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