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.

  • Edgelord_Of_Tomorrow@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    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.

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