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2024-01-28 -Great Cultural Revolution
Navy again lowers requirements as it struggles to meet recruitment goals
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Posted by Skidmark 2024-01-28 06:14|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ]  Top

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Why would any straight/normal person want to join the LSD's openly deviant, 180 from a normal fighting military?

The Afghan pullout and the Americans and allies abandoned there alon,e showed this Coup/Regime is even questionable to the M.I.C.

Posted by NN2N1 2024-01-28 08:16||   2024-01-28 08:16|| Front Page Top

#2 The decision follows a move in December 2022 to bring in a larger number of recruits who score very low on the Armed Services Qualification Test.

I can buy the lack of a certificate of attendance to public schools, but the ASQT has been a bench mark since the 70s. Got to wonder how much its been watered down for 'equity'. BTW, the action brings with it a deterioration in discipline.
Posted by Procopius2k 2024-01-28 11:15||   2024-01-28 11:15|| Front Page Top

#3 Poor teaching technique in the schools is part of the cause of the test problem. Not to mention the difficulty of learning from Zoom classes during the shutdown. If they can be taught how to learn, how many potential recruits would be salvageable?
Posted by trailing wife 2024-01-28 11:38||   2024-01-28 11:38|| Front Page Top

#4 Soon the spoon fog test will be the primary requirement.
Posted by Super Hose 2024-01-28 12:13||   2024-01-28 12:13|| Front Page Top

#5 
Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-01-28 12:20||   2024-01-28 12:20|| Front Page Top

#6 Opening the door for Non-English speaking 'Replacement People' enlistments.
Posted by Besoeker 2024-01-28 12:37||   2024-01-28 12:37|| Front Page Top

#7 Because we have a lot jobs for people in the modern Navy to operate and service the simple stuff on the USS Ford or Arleigh Burke/Aegis DDGs.
Now that no academic credential is required (however risible it now is) look for a huge increase in ASFAB ( yes I'm that old) AFQT fraud and cheating scandals in about a years time. Some here will remember the ordeal of culling the force from the mid-to-late 70's.
Posted by NoMoreBS 2024-01-28 13:50||   2024-01-28 13:50|| Front Page Top

#8 Given he complete deterioration of the US education system, not a bad idea actually. The military can definitely retrain people on how to learn, they learn their job and get a HS diploma at the same time.
As their career goes on, they can get more schooling and leave the service with a bachelor's.

Assuming of course the military doesn't fuck it up with DEI training only. Although if Biden leaves, hopefully all that woke bullshit goes with him along with the woke officers.
Posted by DarthVader 2024-01-28 13:56||   2024-01-28 13:56|| Front Page Top

#9 In a related note, a rumor about rebranding the 'DEI', the DIE score, is to add, I think, 'Justice' to the acronym.

uggghhh
Your JEDI score.
Posted by swksvolFF 2024-01-28 14:58||   2024-01-28 14:58|| Front Page Top

#10 some heinlein here. If you haven't been in the military you cant vote.
Posted by irish rage boy 2024-01-28 17:08||   2024-01-28 17:08|| Front Page Top

#11 As a veteran, I would disagree with that Irish. The military is beholden to the civilian government and there won't be pure vets running the show. You do need bean counters running the show as well, no matter how much I want to hit them.

Also, the mothers and fathers that could be having their taxes and children going for that get a vote, even if they haven't served. Everyone gets a voice.

That being said we really need to up our education on world affairs and why sometimes it is necessary to establish our dominance at the top of the food chain through extreame violence.
Posted by DarthVader 2024-01-28 19:25||   2024-01-28 19:25|| Front Page Top

#12 I pay taxes. Milley and C.Q.Brown are no more fit to control votes. They aren't even fit for their jobs
Posted by Frank G 2024-01-28 20:34||   2024-01-28 20:34|| Front Page Top

#13 @#6 - Lodge Act?
Posted by DooDahMan 2024-01-28 22:30||   2024-01-28 22:30|| Front Page Top

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