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post 1672338553 12-06-2022, 10:58 AM
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Navy to begin accepting more recruits from lowest aptitude percentile amid deepening

The Navy will allowed 7,500 recruits to fall into the lowest category allowed by military standards

https://www.foxnews.com/us/navy-begi...ing-crisis.amp

The new Navy guidelines will allow the service to enlist 7,500 recruits that fall into "Category IV," which are applicants with a high school diploma who scored within the 10th and 30th percentile on the Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT), according to Military.com

The problem has been the most pronounced with the Army, who missed its 2022 fiscal year recruiting goals by 15,000 soldiers. While the Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps were all able to squeak by and narrowly meet their goals, all three had to dig deep into their pool of delayed entry program candidates to make up the shortfall, putting them behind their 2023 goals.
post 1672338623 12-06-2022, 10:59 AM
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What a time to be alive........
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lmao, I did 4 years in the Navy and...the bar was already so low back then. I shudder to think what kind of riffraf is going to be let in now.

Also, the ASVAB is stupid easy...anyone who can't get a high score on that should be extremely embarrassed.
post 1672339503 12-06-2022, 11:13 AM
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This isn't new.

I was the Education Petty Officer for my bootcamp class, so I got to see everyone's scores.

Out of 80 guys there were two legit retards in my company.
post 1672339833 12-06-2022, 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted By XterraRob⏩
Liberals love lowering standards.

Why is that?
They had to lower the physical standards for CPD. 75% of 18-21 year olds were failing the sit ups and the run.....

So instead of 13:40 to do a mile and a half, they now have 14 minutes. And instead of 38 sit ups in a minute, they only have to do 32 sit ups. They'll probably fail that as well......
post 1672339893 12-06-2022, 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted By XterraRob⏩
Liberals love lowering standards.

Why is that?
Weaker people are easier to control.
post 1672340023 12-06-2022, 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted By 401Delta⏩
This isn't new.

I was the Education Petty Officer for my bootcamp class, so I got to see everyone's scores.

Out of 80 guys there were two legit retards in my company.
I remember seeing the binder for my Division on the ship. The LCPO of my Department scored a 35 I believe it was. Fuking lol.
post 1672340193 12-06-2022, 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted By Polaris⏩
I remember seeing the binder for my Division on the ship. The LCPO of my Department scored a 35 I believe it was. Fuking lol.
A 35? Jesus H. I thought you got that much just by writing your name on the test.
post 1672340273 12-06-2022, 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted By goody1⏩
A 35? Jesus H. I thought you got that much just by writing your name on the test.
There was one guy on my ship (Boatswain Mate) who allegedly had to take it three times just to get the minimum score to join.
post 1672340483 12-06-2022, 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted By Polaris⏩
There was one guy on my ship (Boatswain Mate) who allegedly had to take it three times just to get the minimum score to join.
The Navy has both the brightest bad asses and the dumbest fat asses.
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Last FY not one recruiter for the Michigan national guard hit their recruiting goal. Not a single one. Expect a lot more of this.
post 1672341063 12-06-2022, 11:41 AM
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as if the bar wasn't low enough
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we had some really dumb dudes in the infantry but also some of the brightest
post 1672342573 12-06-2022, 12:07 PM
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How bad will it be 4 years from now? 8 years from now?

Imagine 20 years from now.
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Private sector has been so short staffed, aggressively increasing wages/incentives for the last 2 years, it’s no wonder this is happening.
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Originally Posted By Polaris⏩
lmao, I did 4 years in the Navy and...the bar was already so low back then. I shudder to think what kind of riffraf is going to be let in now.

Also, the ASVAB is stupid easy...anyone who can't get a high score on that should be extremely embarrassed.
If you want some good lulz, stop into a recruiter's office sometime and shoot the breeze with them.. I used to have to travel a lot with work, and I did that a couple of times whenever I was in a new town with time to kill. The struggle is real. I had a conversation with an Army recruiter once that went something like this....

"So how are things Sarnt.. How's the Army these days, you putting these kids in boots?"

Him: "FUK NO!Don't get me wrong because I try man... I really really try. I tell them about adventure, action, travel and seeing the world while getting paid for it. Wanna jump out of planes? Rappel from helicopters? Learn a skill even? Shiit... only thing these kids want to do is work at the god damn chicken plant for $8 an hour and play video games every night."

I didn't know whether to laugh or cry lol.
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post 1672345383 12-06-2022, 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted By Bushmaster⏩
If you want some good lulz, stop into a recruiter's office sometime and shoot the breeze with them.. I used to have to travel a lot with work, and I did that a couple of times whenever I was in a new town with time to kill. The struggle is real. I had a conversation with an Army recruiter once that went something like this....

"So how are things Sarnt.. How's the Army these days, you putting these kids in boots?"

Him: "FUK NO!Don't get me wrong because I try man... I really really try. I tell them about adventure, action, travel and seeing the world while getting paid for it. Wanna jump out of planes? Rappel from helicopters? Learn a skill even? Shiit... only thing these kids want to do is work at the god damn chicken plant for $8 an hour and play video games every night."

I didn't know whether to laugh or cry lol.
I would hate to be a recruiter. What happens if you don't meet your quota?
post 1672345693 12-06-2022, 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted By Dave22reborn⏩
I would hate to be a recruiter. What happens if you don't meet your quota?
I don't know for sure, but you hear stories about punishment. Letters in their files that have the potential to be career killers... that kinda thing. I knew a couple that had been recruiters and it left such a bad taste in their mouths that they didn't even like to talk about it. And both refused to wear the recruiter badge on their uniforms.

I always thought the contrast between them and Drill Sgts was pretty interesting though.. All former Drill Sgts are tremendously proud of it.. Recruiters, not so much lol.
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post 1672346343 12-06-2022, 01:12 PM
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Great, more conservatives in our beloved U.S. Navy.
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Originally Posted By Phil9⏩
Great, more conservatives in our beloved U.S. Navy.
You might want to check the demographics of the low scoring crew.
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Originally Posted By Bushmaster⏩
I don't know for sure, but you hear stories about punishment. Letters in their files that have the potential to be career killers... that kinda thing. I knew a couple that had been recruiters and it left such a bad taste in their mouths that they didn't even like to talk about it. And both refused to wear the recruiter badge on their uniforms.

I always thought the contrast between them and Drill Sgts was pretty interesting though.. All former Drill Sgts are tremendously proud of it.. Recruiters, not so much lol.
My Partner is a former Marine, he never was a recruiter, but he heard stories like, "I need you to find an Asian who's in band." They'd be like, "We're in Oklahoma!!!!" "Just do it!!!"
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Originally Posted By 401Delta⏩
You might want to check the demographics of the low scoring crew.
https://wallethub.com/edu/e/most-educated-states/31075



Highest educated states: Mostly Liberal

Lowest educated states: Mostly Conservative



Stay mad.
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Originally Posted By Polaris⏩
lmao, I did 4 years in the Navy and...the bar was already so low back then. I shudder to think what kind of riffraf is going to be let in now.

Also, the ASVAB is stupid easy...anyone who can't get a high score on that should be extremely embarrassed.
This. I took the ASVAB in 10th grade or something and got 99th percentile on almost everything lmao. Not surprised our country's military strategy has gone downhill in the last 3 decades. They promote from within and are filled with morons. But that's just the recruiting pool. Garbage in, garbage out. Americans suck at thinking and outsource it.
post 1672347973 12-06-2022, 01:38 PM
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[QUOTE=Overthrow post_id=1672347893]This. I took the ASVAB in 10th grade or something and got 99th percentile on almost everything lmao.[/QUOTE]


Took it in 11th grade [I was in JROTC for 4 years] and got a 95+ percentile on everything but the mechanical part. Proceeded to have recruiters bombarding me with phone calls the first 3 years I was in college.
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[QUOTE=Phil9 post_id=1672347973]Took it in 11th grade [I was in JROTC for 4 years] and got a 95+ percentile on everything but the mechanical part. Proceeded to have recruiters bombarding me with phone calls the first 3 years I was in college.[/QUOTE]Yep. I am glad I didn't join though. I am convinced the US military has been overall a force for evil and instability for the last 3 decades.
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Originally Posted By Overthrow⏩
This. I took the ASVAB in 10th grade or something and got 99th percentile on almost everything lmao. Not surprised our country's military strategy has gone downhill in the last 3 decades. They promote from within and are filled with morons. But that's just the recruiting pool.Garbage in, garbage out. Americans suck at thinking and outsource it.
Originally Posted By Overthrow⏩
Yep.I am glad I didn't join though. I am convinced the US military has been overall a force for evil and instability for the last 3 decades.
But mostly because you're unable to leave your dad's basement.
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Theres no purpose with our military. No enemy. We love China now, let their students attend our schools, buy our homes, we use their apps.....

Why join...no sense of urgency.

Zoomers also are very skeptical and don't like America. Millennial grew up with 911 and are more patriotic.
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Originally Posted By Overthrow⏩
This. I took the ASVAB in 10th grade or something and got 99th percentile on almost everything lmao. Not surprised our country's military strategy has gone downhill in the last 3 decades. They promote from within and are filled with morons. But that's just the recruiting pool. Garbage in, garbage out. Americans suck at thinking and outsource it.
No you didn't.
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Originally Posted By Overthrow⏩
Yep. I am glad I didn't join though. I am convinced the US military has been overall a force for evil and instability for the last 3 decades.
You wouldn't be able to pass the physical Wincel. And I'm sure if you somehow did join, you'd be that **** up in Boot Camp, constantly getting the rest of your squad in trouble, until your face ran into multiple fists......"by accident."
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