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Pete Hegseth: “The Navy this year in 2024, only going to meet 70% is their…”

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Change in tactics and formations. Well, they'll say it's a strategic change, but a lot of it's out of necessity because they don't have enough troops. By the way, The Navy this year in 2024, only going to meet 70% is their projection. So it's not even getting better now. The Marines are hitting their marks within the are. Yes, they are. We'll talk about that in a moment. (01:04–01:09)

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Asserts that the U.S. Navy is projected to meet only 70% of its recruitment goal in 2024.

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