Ron Johnson: “We're not meeting our recruitment goals.”

“And again, having a war firefighter, a warrior, as the head of the Defense Department to inspire other young people step up the plate. Again, we're not, We're not meeting our recruitment goals. We have to start. But it starts with signaling to young men and women who want to really sacrifice, serve and sacrifice to defend this nation.” (05:04–05:07)

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