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The U.S. Navy's Achilles Heel Is Real
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy hit only 65% of its recruitment goal for the first quarter of fiscal year 2024, the lowest among all armed forces branches. Generation Z, the target demographic, shows low institutional trust, posing a recruitment …