Posted on Jan 10, 2023
Army expands ‘prep course’ for low-scoring applicants after pilot
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The Army's prep course program designed for academically underachieving and overweight future Soldiers has produced impressive results, warranting an expansion. Instead of turning people away and having them rely on their own means of figuring out how to meet prescribed entry standards, the Army is providing a holistic training opportunity to help applicants achieve the standard necessary to Serve. Is this the way forward for a dwindling propensity of service and recruiting eligibility pool?
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Army expands ‘prep course’ for low-scoring applicants after pilot
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When I enlisted in 1982, the Army was still enlisting Category IV-A and IV-B recruits. Those that could not deal with the academic side got sent to BSEP, especially those with English as a second language problems, and the those overweight/APFT failures got sent to a remedial boot camp. That didn't save everyone, but my impression of both programs was that it salvaged a lot of soldiers that would have been IET failures.
I feel that we lose a lot of enlistees because we pushed the entry standards too high, and a lot of new soldiers because we are so quick to put people out with "adjustment disorder".
I feel that we lose a lot of enlistees because we pushed the entry standards too high, and a lot of new soldiers because we are so quick to put people out with "adjustment disorder".
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