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Air Force Pulls Video After Marines Complain

Recruiting vid says airman 'in better shape'

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 16, 2009 12:25 PM CDT

(Newser) – The Air Force hastily pulled down its latest recruiting video yesterday in response to a complaint from a high-ranking Marine Corps official. In the video, an Air Force instructor boasts that his charges leave basic training “in better shape than most Marines.” Marines... Read full story »

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