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Task and Purpose: Increase Combat Pay and Army Physical Fitness Standards
Task and Purpose: Increase Combat Pay and Army Physical Fitness Standards
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Senior reporter, Patty Nieberg, Task & Purpose, joins The Morning Update to discuss a recent case involving two US Army Drill Sgts—sexually inappropriate actions.

Patty also shares her stories about a move to increase combat pay and the finalization of the US Army’s physical fitness testing standards.

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