Virginian Pilot – Ditching the nuclear fleet is a complex, budget-draining process. The Navy began planning the program in the 1970s. A vessel is defueled, then its reactor is removed. The core is taken to a nuclear reservation, where it is buried.
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Marine Corps Gazette – As the Marine Corps seeks to increase its size incrementally over the next several years to 202,000 active duty Marines, concerns have arisen over how to recruit the additional personnel we will require. In this article the author, who has commanded a recruiting station, postulates six ideas that he believes will improve recruiting productivity immediately.
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