Desertion Rate

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In a lot of ways this does not surprise me that desertion rates are so high.

Army Desertion Rate Soaring - CBS News

Soldiers strained by six years at war are deserting their posts at the highest rate since 1980, with the number of Army deserters this year showing an 80 percent increase since the United States invaded Iraq in 2003.

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