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Recruiting in a Time of War
NPR's Melissa Block traveled to Huntsville, Texas, to spend several days on the job with one of the Army's 6,000 recruiters: Sgt. 1st Class Jimmy Bowie.
All Things Considered - May 20, 2004
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Suggested by Tom, who listens to KCLU in Thousand Oaks, California:
"I was stunned by his car salesman approach to selling such a monumental decision. I sat in my truck, thinking fondly of my Coast Guard recruiter. You've got to be committed to get in this service. Maybe that's why it's so great."

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