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And are you able to find those 100 civilians a month? We are. We are able to do that. Some of those are different locations, but we are— the Space Force doesn't have a problem with people wanting to join, and it's just finding the right spot for them. And so— and then in our request, we also asked for an additional 2,000 civilians.

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