The U.S. Navy will allow thousands more recruits from the lowest aptitude percentile allowed under military entrance standards amid the continued recruiting crisis.
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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 , according to Military.com "There'll be folks that score 10 that also don't qualify for a rating, and therefore they're unable to join," Benham said."There's going to be folks who score 30 or 40 or whatever, but still don't qualify for a rating and therefore would be unable to join."
The change comes as all branches of the military have faced recruiting headwinds in recent years as a result of a tight jobs market, pandemic restrictions and a smaller pool of qualified applicants. Other factors could also be contributing to the struggles, with some pointing to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate as an obstacle to recruiting.
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