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Army Intelligence

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It was the time of the Korean

War, and Carl knew that if he didn’t

sign up for the military, he would be

drafted. If he signed up, he would

have two advantages. First, he would

have a say in what branch of the

military he went in to, and second, he

could become an officer. He chose

the army.

Of course, he had to go through

basic training. There he began to

wonder about the phrase “army

intelligence.” It seemed to him like

those two words were contradictory,