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The Marine Corps’ Recruiting Crisis: Enlistment Quotas and Burnout

Matthew Partyka was built for the infantry, not sales.The young, blue-eyed Marine sergeant was a quiet introvert, almost sphinx-like, with a soft smile. He thrived in the brotherhood of combat units.Then the Corps made him a recruiter, leaving Partyka with no choice: When the Corps calls, Marines answer.”It was the…