On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:47:36 -0300, "Don White"
wrote:


"hk" wrote in message
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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:30:10 -0400, John H.
salmonremovebait@gmaildotcom wrote:

On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:57:55 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:31:32 -0400, John H.
salmonremovebait@gmaildotcom wrote:

Now, if I'd been
a Marine or a Sailor, then I'd be thinking 'payback' time
Pfft...just being a Marine is payment enough.

Now Squids - well, they should be paying us to serve. :)
You're just jealous because the IQ requirements for the Navy are so
much higher.
That *was* a good one!

...so much higher than what?

The Army. :)


What are the IQ requirements these days? Apparently the "standards" keep
getting lowered for military service.

You mean, if major John was joining now...he could become a general??
Lord help us all!

Don, I can see you're trolling for me to say something ugly, but I think
you're just a nice guy.

For info: (From Wikipedia)

An Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) score is used to determine basic
qualification for enlistment.

AFQT Scores are divided into the following categories:

* Category I - 93-99
* Category II- 65-92
* Category IIIA - 50-64
* Category IIIB - 31-49
* Category IVA - 21-30
* Category IVB - 16-20
* Category IVC - 10-15
* Category V - 0-9

The formula for computing this AFQT score is: AR + MK + (2 x VE). The VE
(verbal) score is determined by adding the raw scores from the PC and WK
tests (i.e., how many questions the aspiring recruit got right on each) and
using a table to get the VE score from that combined PC and WK raw score.

AFQT scores are not raw scores, but rather percentile scores indicating how
each examinee performed compared with all other examinees. Thus, someone
who receives an AFQT of 55 scored better than 55 percent of all other
examinees.

Law prohibits applicants in Category V from enlisting[citation needed]. In
addition, there are constraints placed on Category IV recruits. Presently,
all Category IV recruits must be high school diploma graduates. Further,
the law constrains the percentage of accessions who can fall in Category IV
(currently, the limit is 20%).
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** Good Day! **

John H