Posted on Dec 6, 2022

Navy to Accept Recruits with Lowest Test Scores as Recruiting Goal Grows

Lt Col Charlie Brown

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I knew this was coming...didn't work well in Nam...suspect it won't go much better now

Navy to Accept Recruits with Lowest Test Scores as Recruiting Goal Grows

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COL Randall C.

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So, as pointed out in the last paragraph, DoD regulations stipulate that no more than 4% CAT4 recruits can be enlisted.

Did they change this somewhere, is this another case of "The heck with what higher says, we're going to do what we want", or is this something else?

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Cpl Vic Burk

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Lt Col Charlie Brown Desperate time call for desperate measures. It isn't going to work well.

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CPT Lawrence Cable

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Cpl Vic Burk - You caught the tail end of this project. A buddy (Marine Corp) that was in country during this time frame said that he had guys in his platoon that couldn't read, didn't follow instruction, couldn't read a map or use a compass and mainly got killed. I didn't know if I should believe him at the time.
https://bigthink.com/the-present/story-behind-mcnamaras-morons/

Project 100,000: The Vietnam War's cruel experiment on American soldiers

Military recruits are supposed to be assessed to see whether they're fit for service. What happens when they're not?

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SPC Jeff Daley, PhD

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It was another action of many that Robert McNamara put in place that killed American warriors. He included the best and brightest in his moronic ROE declarations. Cpl Vic Burk

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CWO4 Terrence Clark

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Times are desperate because patriotism is antithetical to the CRT/woke/self loathing philosophy of our present DOD, JCS and lesser leadership.

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SPC Gary C.

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Cpl Vic Burk - I went in, in 1979 and after basic & AIT I got to my first unit in Germany in early 1980. There were NCO's that had came in during McNamara's project, they were so messed up it wasn't funny. I had one E-6 squad leader (who should of had a platoon) that would inspect us in the morning and gig us for having messed up uniforms, while it looked like he had just pulled his out of the bottom of his duffel bag, you could det a quart of oil out of his head gear, his boots looked like he waved a unopened can of kiwi over them. There was a E-4 (SP/4) that had been in the company for over 10 years and I was told that he'd never get promoted again. When I PCS'd to ft. Stewart GA. in early 1982 it wasn't much better. It wasn't till the late 80's that it started to change, but I still had a E-7 platoon Sergeant that could hardly write. The last I heard he was a first sergeant at Ft. Benning.

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