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U.S. Army brings back "Be All You Can Be" amid lagging recruitment

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Apr 12, 2023
Maj. Gen. Alex Fink says the Army is dealing with a tight civilian labor market as well as a problem of "knowledge and relatability."
Army trainees at a South Carolina base. The service is dealing with a "knowledge and relatability" challenge, Maj. Gen. Alex Fink says. The relatively small veteran population is part of that.
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The veteran unemployment rate is down but that doesn’t mean they are doing great

by Jana Kasperkevic
Nov 10, 2017
Veterans still struggle with underemployment and low wages.
A veteran salutes during a ceremony to honor American prisoners of war and the nearly 83,000 servicemen and women missing in action, at the US Capitol on November 8, 2017 in Washington, DC.
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NFL accepted millions in taxpayer dollars to honor military

by Kai Ryssdal
May 11, 2015
The NFL proves itself to be greedier than the greediness it has already demonstrated. News broke this weekend that at least some of those ceremonies honoring the troops you’ve seen at games the past several years have been paid advertisements. Paid advertisements funded by taxpayer money.  To cite just one example, the New York Jets got $337,000 from the […]
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Gen. Stanley McChrystal on what makes a good leader

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
May 11, 2015
The retired general has some suggestions for American businesses.
U.S. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal smiles while speaking during his retirement ceremony at Fort McNair on July 23, 2010 in Washington, D.C. 
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There's more than money in the Army's handgun contract

by Tim Fitzsimons
Mar 24, 2015
The Pentagon is searching for a new official supplier. Will Beretta keep the job?
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