Latest "Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery" stories

Connecticut Army National Guard soldiers participate in a class to prepare them to retest and raise their Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, or ASVAB, scores in Middletown, Connecticut, August 6, 2020.

It’s time for the military to rethink entrance examinations

Since 1968, the military has used the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, or ASVAB, to assess all incoming recruits.

By Stew Latwin

8 weeks ago

Why toxic senior leaders survive — and sometimes thrive — in the military

The armed forces have lost far more talent as a result of poor and toxic leadership than any supposed benefit the toxic people have brought to their organizations, writes recently retired Col. Jason Lamb.

By Retired Col. Jason Lamb

3 years ago

Commentary: Recruiting’s slippery slope

The Army is struggling to meet its recruiting goals as it seeks to expand. Just 29 percent of America's 18 year olds can meet minimum enlistment requirements.

By Army Maj. Gen. Dennis Laich (ret.)

5 years ago

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