Halfway in two days because The backlog of young Americans who want to join the Marine Corps is so strong that they're already halfway there [to meeting recruitment goals]. That's what I want. Because now we get to choose the best of the best. When you're merit based and you're not having to provide waivers to get anybody in, just to barely meet the standard, you get a different kind of force. (00:00–00:09)
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Asserts that Marine Corps recruitment is strong due to a backlog of interested young Americans.
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