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Pentagon Set to Allow Calculator Use on Military Entrance Exam as Recruiting Slumps (www.military.com)
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Pentagon Set to Allow Calculator Use on Military Entrance Exam as Recruiting Slumps::The change would put the ASVAB on par with how test-taking has evolved in the past decade, with calculators being widely used in math classes and on college entrance exams such as the ACT and SAT.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you're doing the kind of ranging that requires arithmetic you've probably specialised and received training in it.

Regular man with gun ranges by sight.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Sure, but it was just one example. Is basic arithmetic really not ever needed for regular soldiers?