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Sam Schulz

@sam-schulz.bsky.social

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Watchdog & government editor at The San Diego Union-Tribune. New Yorker in Boston (via California). Priors: LA Times, Bloomberg, Politico, NBC, Forbes. Talk to me about transit, transparency & topographical maps.

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Sam Schulz @sam-schulz.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Beyond their own futures — a few are planning cross-country moves — they wonder what this means for a military already struggling to recruit & now losing experienced members. “The DoD cannot, one for one, replace us overnight.” (Photo: Ana Ramirez, U-T) www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/07/13/s...

A smiling, tattooed person with a mustache pushes a laughing blonde child in a swing on a playground. Photo is by Ana Ramirez, The San Diego Union-Tribune.

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Sam Schulz @sam-schulz.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

They know they can be identified. But they're staying for now. One has a mortgage to pay. One has a local community she loves. For another, it's a matter of "personal pride in being able to say that I completed all of the things that I set out to do." www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/07/13/s...

A smiling person wearing a Sparta Pride T-shirt lifts weights in their home gym. A United States Marine Corps flag hands in the background.

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Sam Schulz @sam-schulz.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

“I grew up in a military family. I grew up all around it … and I had a desire to do that,” she said. “If you were to sit down and ask me, ‘When you get out of the service, what’s your plan?’ I have no idea.” (Photo: Ana Ramirez / San Diego Union-Tribune) www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/07/13/s...

A woman wearing an orange embroidered robe stands in her bedroom, holding a naval officer's bucket cover. Photo is by Ana Ramirez of The San Diego Union-Tribune.

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