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.

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.worldEnglish
    7•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.

    • Flying SquidEnglish
      5•1 year ago

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