Hearings, Reports and Prints of the Senate Committee on Armed ServicesU.S. Government Printing Office, 1977 - Legislative hearings |
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... fact that the AVF has resulted in an army of the poor . Senator NUNN . Let me ask you one question on that point . Are you basically saying that the draft discriminated against blacks by not taking enough blacks ? Mr. COOPER . It ...
... fact that the AVF has resulted in an army of the poor . Senator NUNN . Let me ask you one question on that point . Are you basically saying that the draft discriminated against blacks by not taking enough blacks ? Mr. COOPER . It ...
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... fact , valid . It is not clear that their recruiting promises are being fully borne out in the perception of the youths who enlist . But I do believe there is a necessity to communicate . The question arises , are we promoting the ...
... fact , valid . It is not clear that their recruiting promises are being fully borne out in the perception of the youths who enlist . But I do believe there is a necessity to communicate . The question arises , are we promoting the ...
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... fact , high school graduation is a better predictor of soldierly success than mental group level . This is true regardless of racial background . To assert that the all - volunteer military is in a state of crisis would be a gross ...
... fact , high school graduation is a better predictor of soldierly success than mental group level . This is true regardless of racial background . To assert that the all - volunteer military is in a state of crisis would be a gross ...
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... fact is that the United States and Great Britain have gone - the tendency is to reduce the length of conscription in the Western powers . And I believe that even in the case of Germany , another form will emerge which will be a militia ...
... fact is that the United States and Great Britain have gone - the tendency is to reduce the length of conscription in the Western powers . And I believe that even in the case of Germany , another form will emerge which will be a militia ...
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... fact that we have no moral basis for selecting a small portion also contributes to the weakening of the conscription system . If one looks back at the 1950's and looks at the debate , one saw already many criticisms of the conscription ...
... fact that we have no moral basis for selecting a small portion also contributes to the weakening of the conscription system . If one looks back at the 1950's and looks at the debate , one saw already many criticisms of the conscription ...
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Page 2 - The funds so appropriated, including the funds heretofore appropriated, shall remain available to carry out the purposes for which appropriated until expended, and shall be expended under the joint direction of the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy.
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