The Nation - News from Jan. 1, 1985
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The military faces a severe shortage of doctors, nurses and medics and present personnel could treat as few as one in 10 wounded on the battlefields of a large-scale conventional war, a study said. The report, released by the conservative Heritage Foundation, said the armed forces face a shortage of 60,000 medical specialists. To address the deficiency, the study recommended that doctors and nurses be required to register with Selective Service.
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