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An Inside Look at Life in the Army's Junior Ranks
Oct 31, 2018
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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Health Care Costs
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ISIS, Women's Day, Army Privates: RAND Weekly Recap
Mar 8, 2019
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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Gun Violence
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The Most Popular RAND Research of 2018
Dec 21, 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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Military Strategy
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Saudi Arabia, Border Troops, China's Military: RAND Weekly Recap
Nov 23, 2018
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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Terrorist Organizations
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The Bergdahl-Taliban Prisoner Exchange Isn't New, but Presents Unique Questions
Jun 4, 2014
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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Military Recruitment
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Should Uncle Sam Want You?
Beth J. Asch
Feb 9, 2003
Boston Globe
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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