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1 hour, 51 minutes ago  A change of command ceremony will welcome Lt. Col. Michael Standish as the new leader of the Army Recruiting Battalion based in South Carolina. The ceremony Wednesday at Fort Jackson also bids farewell to commander Lt. Col. Christopher Forsythe, who leaves for a post at the National Defense University in the District of Columbia.

Friday, June 14, 2013  A legislative panel working on a budget compromise has agreed to keep South Carolina's two state planes but not let colleges use them for athletic recruiting.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  South Carolina State University has hired the former director of the state's employment agency to help recruit veterans to enroll at the Orangeburg school.

Saturday, March 02, 2013  District leaders hosted a unique recruiter fair to find the right candidates on Saturday at Lexington High School.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  Clemson University could no longer use state planes for recruiting athletes under a clause legislators voted to keep in the budget.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012  A Midlands man marks his air force arrival on the branch's 65th birthday.

Wednesday, February 01, 2012  The Gamecock football team netted a big commitment on National Signing Day.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011  The Army's largest training installation is getting a new commander who most recently been in charge of training troops in Iraq.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011  After being back-to-back NCAA champions, the Gamecock baseball team looks forward to another great season.  South Carolina has the number one recruiting class in the country according to Collegiate Baseball.

Thursday, April 28, 2011  The United States Department of Defense releases numbers showing an increase in new soldiers.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011 

Tuesday, November 02, 2010  Police in northern Virginia say shots were fired overnight at a Coast Guard recruiting station, the latest case of someone shooting at military-related buildings

Tuesday, March 09, 2010  A suburban Philadelphia woman "desperate to do something" to help suffering Muslims has been charged with using the Internet to recruit jihadist fighters

Monday, March 01, 2010  US eyes al-Qaida network in North Africa as it gains strength, recruits

Friday, March 13, 2009  As the current school year starts winding down, many colleges are already looking ahead to next year -- and the new freshman classes they'll welcome.