Cuba has ordered a study of its military recruitment program, hoping
to enlist more young men in the armed forces during a period in which
authorities say they are increasingly concerned about a U.S.-led
military attack. A special commission to "study, propose and control
(military) recruitment policies and their ties with the nation's
education program" will be created under a decree signed July 2 by
President Fidel Castro and his brother, Defense Minister Raul Castro. [more]
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