The U.S. Army has reversed a policy it announced in June that allowed the high school diploma or GED requirement to be waived for some applicants hoping to enlist.
Command officials told recruiters last week that those who had already been approved for the service without a diploma or GED certificate could still serve in the Army, along with those projected to enlist that day, but no one else, according to documents obtained by the Army Times.“The 111 Non-Grad enlistment program has been suspended. Those ... who have enlisted are authorized to ship [to training],” the email said.
The new policy initially allowed people over the age of 18 who do not have a diploma or a GED certificate to still enlist in the Army if they met all the other enlistment criteria and scored at least a 50 on the military entrance exam. Those who do have the required documents only needed a 31 on the exam. But the waiver only applied to recruits who could not complete high school due to caring for a loved one who had an illness or who were working full-time to support their family.
The decision to waive the requirement was met with backlash online from people who accused the branch of lowering its standards to meet its recruitment goal, according to Military.com. According to the fact sheet, 71% of youth in the country do not qualify for military service due to obesity, minor criminal infractions, or scrutiny of past medical and mental health problems. Only 23% qualify without a waiver of any kind, and only 9% of those who meet the qualifications are willing to join the military, an Army spokesperson told Defense One.
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