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Re:U.S. Army Drops Requirement for High School Diploma Amid ... by klipklop on Saturday January 27, 2024 @11:53PM (#39162700)
It would seem to be in their self interest to not skew the test results. The military has done a lot of research on their testing. A soldier that is too incompetent is a danger to his/her comrades. Previous attempts to recruit soldiers with too low of an IQ was a disaster. More danger than help.

I don’t really see how they would he less trustworthy than a school board. Especially considering the stakes.

Re:U.S. Army Drops Requirement for High School Diploma Amid ... by freedomben on Sunday January 28, 2024 @03:01AM (#39163445)
Agreed. The military is incredibly scientific about their approach to testing. No test is perfect of course, but they have high levels of funding for full-time professionals to do nothing but study this in a rigorous academic way. Also worth remembering is that the military academies are ivy league, so not exactly low value institutions.

Where there is a need for personnel, there is some incentive to accept people who might not be ideal, but they are going to approach that in the most sane way possible.