Posted on Jun 27, 2022
Army Drops Requirement for High School Diploma Amid Recruiting Crisis
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Army Drops Requirement for High School Diploma Amid Recruiting Crisis
MY SAY: How about reading and writing? Do they have to know how to read and write? "FRONT TOWARD ENEMY" is essential recruit reading, as well as "SAFE."
MY SAY: How about reading and writing? Do they have to know how to read and write? "FRONT TOWARD ENEMY" is essential recruit reading, as well as "SAFE."
Army Drops Requirement for High School Diploma Amid Recruiting Crisis
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The Army has had a "space" for non HS grads; there are a multitude of reasons for people to drop out. If they hold to the ASVAB score requirement it is less of an issue. If they lower that requirement, all bets are off. BTW, the other issue with non HS grads (except for homeschoolers who also fall in that category) is that they are more likely to drop out of basic
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Not the first time. It lowered educational standards during OIF back in 2008.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2008/01/the-u-s-army-lowers-recruitment-standards-again.html
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2008/01/the-u-s-army-lowers-recruitment-standards-again.html
The U.S. Army lowers recruitment standards … again.
The Army is lowering recruitment standards to levels not seen in at least two decades, and the implications are severe—not only for the future of the...
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