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September 9, 1999
   
For reasons that are less than clear, the failure rate for F-15 pilot trainees has doubled since last year. During 1998, 91 pilots graduated the F-15 course and four flunked out. During the first half of 1999, ten had flunked out. For the whole year, 84 are expected to graduate.--Stephen V Cole

The percentage of US military personnel who smoke dropped from 32% in 1995 to 30% in 1998.--Stephen V Cole