Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth is reportedly upset after the U.S. Army rescinded a new academic standard for Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets. The policy, adopted on August 5 but withdrawn on Wednesday, required ROTC candidates to score at least 1000 on the SAT, 20 on the ACT or above the 50th percentile on the ASVAB. Under Secretary of the Army Mike Obadal withdrew the standard shortly after adoption, citing the need for further staffing and analysis. The Army remains the only U.S. military branch that does not currently mandate standardized test scores for commissioning via ROTC. An Army spokesman confirmed that proposed changes to cadet standards are currently being evaluated for review by senior military leadership. In fullHegseth rages as Army makes U-turn on standards to screen out ‘stupid’ cadets: reportMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Hegseth reportedly angry as Army scraps new SAT requirement
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth is reportedly upset after the U.S. Army rescinded a new academic standard for Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets. The policy, adopted on August 5 but withdrawn on Wednesday, required ROTC candidates to score at least 1000 on the SAT, 20 on the ACT or above the 50th percentile on the ASVAB. Under Secretary of the Army Mike Obadal withdrew the standard shortly after adoption, citing the need for further staffing and analysis. The Army remains the only U.S. military branch that does not currently mandate standardized test scores for commissioning via ROTC. An Army spokesman confirmed that proposed changes to cadet standards are currently being evaluated for review by senior military leadership. In fullHegseth rages as Army makes U-turn on standards to screen out ‘stupid’ cadets: reportMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
