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To: Sully- who wrote (62299)	8/24/2005 8:36:36 AM
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All of the [military] schools saw a drop in prospective students, with the Air Force Academy experiencing the most drastic change — a 23 percent decline from last year. The U.S. Military Academy at West Point fared the best with a 9 percent drop in applicants, according to figures provided by the academy. The declines are notable because . . . the schools all experienced a jump in applications following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. The numbers remained high during the U.S. military actions in Iraq and Afghanistan. And they come at a time when some branches of the military are experiencing their own manpower problems. foxnews.com

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