Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses the military’s current recruiting challenges. King offered these comments during the Aug. 12, 2022, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”
Carolina Journal’s Donna King analyzes U.S. military recruiting problems
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