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Article: Marines, Army view war as recruitment aid; Aim to spur interest with new TV ads.(NATION)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- March 31, 2003
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Byline: Joyce Howard Price, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
New television commercials by the Marines and Army are hitting the airwaves in an attempt to stimulate recruitment during the war with Iraq.
Both military branches say they do not expect the ads to help contribute more troops to the war because of the time required for military training.
"The days of signing up and shipping out are gone," said Sgt. Jimmie Perkins, a Marine Corps spokesman.
Training in the Army takes six to 18 months, said Army spokesman Paul Boyce. In the Marines, there would be at least five or six months of training before anyone would see combat, said spokesman Maj. ...