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"They called me in and said, 'You've done a great job here, really had a huge impact. You've also had a big impact on the veteran stuff with Major League Baseball, but your comments aren't compatible with having a career in baseball. So we're going to have to part ways.' "

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Recruiting is a main reason the military is embedded in sports. In an interview for my book, I told three-star General Russel Honore I didn't want the Army recruiting my son while he watched the Red Sox. His response? "You better hold on to them, if you don't want them in the Army. We're gonna recruit the hell out of them. That's how we man the force."

"I appreciate the general's honesty," Astore says. "It's refreshing, in a way. But I just think that's the wrong way to recruit.

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