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Second, Mr. Hayashi repeats the standard Kaplan claim that they have "every released LSAT...with explanations." In reality, they don't. At least as of two weeks ago, they lacked Prep Test XVIII, the December 1992 exam, which was not disclosed until this year. Test Well/LSAT 180 is (to my knowledge) the only test training firm serving Harvard with all the real LSATs available for students...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Kaplan's LSAT Prep Is Faulted | 10/4/1995 | See Source »

...sharply reduced American "forward deployment" in Europe and the Pacific, backed by a strong, mobile capability stationed in the U.S. The Army would be reduced from 28 divisions to 20, supported by increased, speedier airlift and sea-lift capacity, and including a quick-reaction Contingency Force consisting of the XVIII Airborne Corps reinforced with two armored divisions. The Pentagon would also proceed with its plans to close 225 military bases around the world and to tighten its procurement policies. All told, the current force of 2.1 million active-duty personnel would be reduced about one-fourth, roughly equal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Preparedness: How Many Wars Can the U.S. Fight? | 3/4/1991 | See Source »

...seem to take the women's presence in stride. "Once you work with them enough, they realize that you're a soldier like they are," says Lieut. Lynnel Bifora, 23, of Mohawk, N.Y., of the XVIII Airborne Corps. "I won't let them carry gear for me. I like to tell them that a bullet has no gender. Combat has no gender. You can kill the chivalry bit." She admits that it would be nice to put on a dress again, and clings to what femininity she can. "You can be tough and strong and still be a female...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Life on The Line | 2/25/1991 | See Source »

...source of the most pleasure and some pain, is the mail, typically weighing in at 400 tons. A letter from home is reread until the pages crumble. "I had just opened the letter from my wife when we had a Scud alert," says Sergeant Darrell Thompson, 37, of the XVIII Airborne. "I dropped my mail to run off to the bunker, but I put the photo of my little girl in my pocket, like a good-luck charm...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Life on The Line | 2/25/1991 | See Source »

Another possibility is that the Army's XVIII Airborne Corps will attack the Iraqi town of Najaf, a transportation hub halfway between Baghdad and the Saudi border that could act as an allied supply-and-staging post. Speed is critical to concentrate forces for an attack and then disperse before the enemy can pull itself together for a counterattack...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Strategy: Fighting a Battle by the Book | 2/25/1991 | See Source »

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