AMERICANALMANAC (Lynn Jenkins) - Army scraps new SAT minimum for ROTC cadets one week after announcing it, drawing Hegseth's ire
The Army withdrew a new policy requiring ROTC cadets to meet a minimum SAT score just seven days after issuing it, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is not pleased with the reversal. An internal Army memo dated August 5 established, for the first time, minimum standardized test scores for students entering the ROTC program: a […] The post Army scraps new SAT minimum for ROTC cadets one week after announcing it, drawing Hegseth's ire appeared first on American Almanac .
The Army withdrew a new policy requiring ROTC cadets to meet a minimum SAT score just seven days after issuing it, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is not pleased with the reversal. An internal Army memo dated August 5 established, for the first time, minimum standardized test scores for students entering the ROTC program: a 1000 on the SAT, a 20 on the ACT, or a score above the 50th percentile on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, the military's own entrance exam. The standards were set to take effect in January. Jules Hurst, then the assistant secretary of the Army for manpower and reserve affairs, signed the memo and framed the change as essential to building a fighting force led by capable officers. One week later, on…Open
AI:The Pentagon is facing intense institutional chaos after the Army abruptly rescinded a new policy requiring ROTC cadets to meet minimum SAT or ACT scores just one week after its announcement. The original mandate, which sought to ensure future officers possessed baseline reading and reasoning skills, was scrapped due to what officials called a need for "further analysis," prompting sharp criticism from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. This reversal highlights deep-seated dysfunction and a lack of coordination within the Army's leadership, especially as the department appears unable to maintain common-sense readiness standards that all other military branches already utilize. As Hegseth continues his push to overhaul military culture and…Open