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The Admiral Hopes to Inspire Enlistment

Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said in a speech at Washington’s Mayflower hotel that people influential in young people’s lives don’t encourage them to join the armed forces. Recruiting is down because of it, he said, and he also faulted the military for not doing a better job of attracting young men and women.