by Laura Conaway

We get a lot of mail from listeners wondering if a recession's a good time for grad school. Meanwhile, the military just had its best round of recruiting in four years. AP's got an angle: "U.S. Soldiers Re-enlisting Because of Poor Economy." Key quote:

''In the Army, you're always guaranteed a steady paycheck and a job,'' said the 21-year-old [Ryan] Nyhus. ''Deploying's something that's going to happen. That's a fact of life in the Army — a fact of life in the infantry.''