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I don't know how long the service is, but wouldn't providing high school therein be a win-win, then?

• rtkwe 3y ago
  Soldiers are generally quite busy with their military work to go through even a GED process.
  • clipsy 3y ago
    Presumably the idea would be to test them on intake, assign them to GED prep classes accordingly, and begin basic once they've finished their education?
    • rtkwe 3y ago
      Quick google has claims most people prep and pass their GED in 3 months which is already longer than the basic training recruits go through. Depending on their MOS school they go to after that you're maybe adding 30-50% training time and that's assuming they can hit the average GED time.
• randomdata 3y ago
  ~90% of those who meet the age requirements have completed high school. Anyone who hasn't completed high school by that point almost certainly can't, and won't be accepted into the army for the same reason. The small number of exceptions who could, but have chosen not to, aren't exactly going to be attracted to the army if you force them into doing something they have explicitly chosen not to do. Also, the article is from 2022 and the requirement was reinstated a week later, so this is moot anyway. At least as it pertains to the Army. Granted, the Navy lifted the same requirement on Friday. We shall see if they last longer than a week. There remains a strong social impetus, particularly in government, to paint a picture that you can't get a job without completing high school, even though everyone already completes it these days anyway...