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An Army recruiting station in Lexington, Ky., in 2018. The Army enlisted 5,500 fewer people in March 2020 than expected. 
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A faltering economy usually spells success for military recruiters. But a sector that relies on face-to-face interactions to bring in newcomers — followed by mandatory medical exams and intensive job training in close quarters — has been hampered by the pandemic, which has curtailed recruitment efforts and hobbled some service members who are forced into quarantine for weeks on end before they can get to their first assignment. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/20/us/politics/coronavirus-military-recruits.html
