{"id":2007189,"date":"2023-08-21T16:29:08","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T20:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/military-is-carefully-considering-allowing-use-of-calculators-on-entrance-exam\/"},"modified":"2023-08-21T16:32:14","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T20:32:14","slug":"military-is-carefully-considering-allowing-use-of-calculators-on-entrance-exam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/military-is-carefully-considering-allowing-use-of-calculators-on-entrance-exam\/","title":{"rendered":"Military &#8216;carefully considering&#8217; calculator use on entrance exam."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmilitary-is-carefully-considering-allowing-use-of-calculators-on-entrance-exam%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2007189&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Pentagon Considers Allowing Calculators on Military Entrance Exam<\/h2>\n<p>The Pentagon is exploring the possibility of allowing recruits\u200c to use \u2064calculators on\u2062 the military \u200bentrance exam, known as the Armed Services\u2064 Vocational\u200b Aptitude Battery \u200d(ASVAB). This\u2063 potential change could \u200bhave a \u2062significant impact on \u2062the recruitment outlook for various service \u2062branches. While the \u2063exact timing of this decision remains uncertain, it is a development worth noting.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The Department is \u2063carefully considering the use of calculators for the ASVAB. We\u200d are taking \u2063a systematic approach, which will assess \u2064the impact of \u2064calculator use, and we are developing a way forward for calculator inclusion based\u200c on best practices in test development and psychometric theory,&#8221; confirmed a defense official\u200c to the Washington Examiner.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Currently, there are hopeful recruits\u2064 who do not score high enough to qualify for enlistment. Military.com,\u2062 the first to report on the Pentagon&#8217;s consideration, \u2064highlights\u2063 the \u2062potential benefits of permitting the use of \u200bcalculators.<\/p>\n<p>The Army,\u2062 Navy, and Air Force\u2064 are expected to fall short of their\u200c recruitment\u200c goals\u2062 this year, while the Marine Corps and\u2062 Space Force have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/military-is-carefully-considering-allowing-use-of-calculators-on-entrance-exam\/\" title=\"Military 'carefully considering' calculator use on entrance exam.\">faced fewer challenges \u2064due<\/a>\u2063 to their smaller size. The military is grappling with various \u200cfactors that contribute to these recruitment woes as it seeks to attract Generation \u2064Z,\u2064 the current 18-24 year-olds, to enlist.<\/p>\n<p>A Pentagon study from last year revealed that 77%\u2063 of\u200d young Americans would not qualify for military service without a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-than-150-gop-house-members-ask-biden-to-refuse-californias-waiver-request-for-electric-vehicle-rules\/\" title=\"More Than 150 GOP House Members Ask Biden To Refuse California\u2019s Waiver Request For Electric Vehicle Rules\">waiver due<\/a> to issues \u2064such \u200bas being overweight, drug use, or having mental \u2064and physical health \u200cconcerns. Additionally, the percentage of eligible \u2063young adults has decreased \u200dcompared \u2063to previous years, according to Pentagon data.<\/p>\n<p>Service \u200dbranches have implemented several changes to address\u2064 these\u200d challenges. They have relaxed certain appearance standards and provided extra opportunities for applicants who fail a drug test or do\u200c not qualify on \u200cthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-wealthy-class\/\" title=\"The Wealthy Class\">aptitude test<\/a>. Increased bonuses \u200dand\u200c other incentives have\u2063 also been introduced to encourage enlistment. For \u200dinstance, the \u2063Army launched the Future \u200dSoldier Preparatory Course, \u2063which offers a second chance for recruits who narrowly\u2063 miss the \u2064service&#8217;s academic performance or body\u200c fat\u2062 standards.<\/p>\n<p>So far, \u200bthe Army has successfully graduated 9,216 students from the Future Soldier Preparatory Course, with 7,045 going through the academic track and 2,171 \u200dpassing the fitness course. During the academic portion, students were able to raise their military\u2064 exam\u2062 scores by an average of 18.5 points, as reported by\u200b Military.com.<\/p>\n<h3>Test Your Skills with Sample\u200c Questions<\/h3>\n<p>If you&#8217;re curious about how you would fare in the ASVAB entrance exam, \u2062you \u200ccan challenge yourself with some sample questions <a href=\"sample_questions_link\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pentagon may permit recruits to use calculators on the ASVAB, the military entrance exam that determines job eligibility. 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