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Pete Hegseth: “Two days into the fiscal year of 2028, the Marine Corps is already halfway to their recruiting goals.”

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And on the way here, I read a piece of news that two days into the fiscal year of 2027 of the next year. I get it, sorry. Of 2028. Two days into the fiscal year of 2028, the Marine Corps is already halfway to their recruiting goals. 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. That's what I want. (12:52–13:01)

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Asserts that the Marine Corps reached halfway to its recruiting goals two days into the fiscal year 2028.

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