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Why Is the U.S. Military Struggling to Find Recruits? Reporter Explains

Season 2024 Episode 7049 | 17m 35s

The U.S. Army's 2024 recruiting target is some 10,000 fewer recruits than last year. And yet the Army is struggling to fill the ranks. Missy Ryan, National Security and Defense Reporter at the Washington Post, finds a range of reasons for this shortfall -- from changing norms within American society to mistrust of its institutions. Ryan joins the show to discuss.

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Jens Stoltenberg, Nic Robertson, Rand Paul
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Maria Hinojosa and Fintan O'Toole; Jeremy O. Harris; Juan Proaño
Eyder Peralta; Jorge Castañeda; Oksana Masters; Jason Stanley
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Kholood Khair; Cindy McCain; Saad Mohseni; Jerusalem Demsas
Jens Stoltenberg, Nic Robertson, Rand Paul
Maria Hinojosa and Fintan O'Toole; Jeremy O. Harris; Juan Proaño
Eyder Peralta; Jorge Castañeda; Oksana Masters; Jason Stanley
Yair Golan; Susanne Bier; Alec MacGillis
General Oleksandr Syrskyi; Chris Coons; Anastasia Berg; Rachel Wiseman
Oleksandr Syrskyi; Kris Brown; Michael Lewis; Missy Ryan
Matthias Schmale; Nic Robertson; Ben Spencer; Barbara Bradley Hagerty; Brian Deese
Dmytro Kuleba; Ronen Bergman; David Daley
Malala Yousafzai; Ofir Amir; A.J. Jacobs