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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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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago (9 children)

I don't know about this. I would think there would be a lot of military applications, such as judging ranges, where being able to do arithmetic in your head would be pretty vital at times. Maybe I'm wrong?

[–] BrisaLuna@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I agree, although I think their main concern at this time is to recruit bodies for following orders than math their way into their careers.

No military strength if no military numbers.

[–] foggy@lemmy.world -5 points 1 year ago

Yeah but we can pretty much make borderline sentient robots now. idk

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