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Millions Being Spent To Apprehend Military Deserters, Most of Whom Are Discharged as Unqualified for Retention

FPCD-77-16 Published: Jan 31, 1977. Publicly Released: Jan 31, 1977.
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The policy of apprehending military deserters during peacetime in an all volunteer force needs reexamining. Military representatives say treating deserters as criminals has a deterring effect.

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