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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060909/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/military_recruiting_4

Army sees new turnaround in recruiting
By ROBERT BURNS, AP Military Writer 46 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - The Army says its success in enlisting new soldiers this year, after a dismal 2005, is innovative salesmanship by a bigger team of recruiters and financial incentives like bonuses of up to $40,000.

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Imagine that. Iraq is a "drag on recruiting". Can't imagine why.

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A Meeting at Corvallis

Here we are, the full-on review.

Non-spoilered version: A fitting ending to the trilogy. A little bit more introspection in this one about the societies they're forming. There's also a very definite sense of continuing on, even if the book is ending. There's a chunk towards the end where it gets a little bogged down in technical details of war, but it can be skimmed if you're not Into That So Much.

Once again, some people get what they deserve...and some people don't.

There's a mostly-humorous trend in this book of people poking fun at other groups, not realizing that by our standards, they're all cracked. Also a bit of culture clash between people who were adults before the Change and people who were either younger or born post-Change. Or, as one bit of grafitti goes in the book, "Help, I've fallen into the RenFaire and I can't get out!"

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