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Veterans Employment

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The Mutual Rewards of Hiring a Veteran: Q&A with Kyleanne Hunter and Kayla Williams
July 25 is National Hire a Veteran Day, and its purpose is to encourage employers to look to this diverse pool of workers to fill positions. Employers stand to benefit from the experience and skills that veterans acquire during military service. For veterans, a fulfilling career can ease the transition to civilian life.
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Jul 25, 2022

Health Care Costs

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ISIS, Women's Day, Army Privates: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on what to do about ISIS detainees, stories from the Army's junior ranks, International Women's Day, and more.
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Mar 8, 2019
Gun Violence

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The Most Popular RAND Research of 2018
RAND serves as an objective source of facts that help inform the world's most pressing policy debates. When decisions are based on the best evidence, that's when public policy can have a positive impact on people's lives. We're highlighting the 10 research projects that RAND.org readers found most engaging this year.
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Dec 21, 2018
Military Strategy

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Saudi Arabia, Border Troops, China's Military: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on how to deter aggression abroad, examining the need for U.S. troops at the border, China's aerospace capabilities, and more.
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Nov 23, 2018
Enlisted Personnel

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An Inside Look at Life in the Army's Junior Ranks
History records the names of generals, not of the privates filling out supply forms, cleaning out trucks, or huffing through another training exercise. But those privates keep the U.S. Army running. RAND research provides their unfiltered take on life in the ranks.
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Oct 31, 2018
Terrorist Organizations

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The Bergdahl-Taliban Prisoner Exchange Isn't New, but Presents Unique Questions
While it's been many years since the United States secured the release of a POW via prisoner exchange, RAND's Jonah Blank, a former Senate Foreign Relations Committee staff member, says that such deals are nothing new.
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Jun 4, 2014
Military Recruitment

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Should Uncle Sam Want You?
Despite some calls to reinstitute the draft, Beth Asch writes in an commentary that the all-volunteer military is working just fine.
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Feb 9, 2003
Beth J. Asch