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New entrance standards to be adopted by military branches due to recruitment goals not being met.

The Pentagon to Allow ⁤Calculators on Military​ Entrance Exam

The Pentagon has ⁣announced a significant change to the Armed Services Vocational‌ Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), the military’s entrance ⁣exam. According to ⁤Military.com, new⁣ recruits⁢ will now be allowed​ to use calculators during the assessment.

This ‌decision comes as the military faces‍ a ‍recruiting crisis, with a growing number ‌of applicants failing to meet the necessary qualifications. Additionally, there​ have been criticisms that the military has been embracing left-wing agendas.

“We are taking⁣ a systematic‍ approach, which will assess the impact of calculator use, and we are ‌developing a way forward for calculator inclusion,” ​said one Pentagon​ official.

While a specific timeline ⁣for⁣ the implementation of calculators on the ⁤ASVAB has not been ⁢provided, this change marks a significant departure from the exam’s traditional⁤ format, which has remained largely unchanged since its introduction ⁣in 1968.

The Pentagon has been‌ cautious about ‍implementing this new policy due to concerns ⁢about lowering standards ‌for enlistment. However, with a growing⁢ number of ⁣applicants failing to meet academic or ​physical ‍requirements, the ​need for adjustments has become apparent.

Recent ⁤data from the ​Pentagon reveals that 77 percent of young Americans do⁢ not​ qualify for military service,‌ citing reasons such ​as drug use, obesity, mental health issues, and poor performance on aptitude tests.

Furthermore,⁢ the military has⁣ faced criticism for its embrace of left-wing agenda items, including diversity and inclusion policies, as well as ⁢LGBTQ-related programs. These factors have contributed to a decline in public confidence in the military, with only 60 percent of Americans expressing trust in the institution.

The recruiting⁢ crisis​ has affected all branches⁢ of the ​military, particularly the Army, Air Force, and Navy.⁣ Despite efforts to meet recruitment goals, these branches are expected to fall short ‍once again​ this year.

As ⁤of now, the Pentagon has‍ not‌ provided a comment ⁤on this⁤ new​ calculator policy.

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The post‍ Military Branches to Adopt New Entrance Standards After Failing to Hit Recruiting Goals ‍appeared first on The Western​ Journal.



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