Make IQ tests mandatory for serving in our govt. The higher the office, the higher the IQ should be. We want our best and brightest, not our worst and dimmest.
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The test should be similar to the ASVAB in size and scope. Or, it could be the ASVAB itself. I have a feeling that if we were to administer that test to every sitting member of the Legislature, some of them wouldnt even score the mandatory minimum. A 32 is a passing score just to get in. That score lets you be a basic rifleman. In contrast, a score of above 75 qualifies you to be in the Navy's nuke program ratings, but not all of them. Some req a score above 80.
It should be that way for the people we allow to make rules, regs, & laws for us, or who represent us overseas, like our diplomats.
It boggles my mind that we require a test like the ASVAB in order to defend us and kill for us, but we don't require that same test (which is one of the best indicators of overall intelligence) for anyone else in our various govts that make decisions everyday that have a greater impact than being in the military.
MY Late FATHER did the exact same thing to me...this was during the Vietnam War, graduated HS in '70 went right into the Air Force and STILL WENT TO VIETNAM-(Hint: Volunteered) 😁😁😁😁😁
Make IQ tests mandatory for serving in our govt. The higher the office, the higher the IQ should be. We want our best and brightest, not our worst and dimmest.
Edit:
The test should be similar to the ASVAB in size and scope. Or, it could be the ASVAB itself. I have a feeling that if we were to administer that test to every sitting member of the Legislature, some of them wouldnt even score the mandatory minimum. A 32 is a passing score just to get in. That score lets you be a basic rifleman. In contrast, a score of above 75 qualifies you to be in the Navy's nuke program ratings, but not all of them. Some req a score above 80.
It should be that way for the people we allow to make rules, regs, & laws for us, or who represent us overseas, like our diplomats.
It boggles my mind that we require a test like the ASVAB in order to defend us and kill for us, but we don't require that same test (which is one of the best indicators of overall intelligence) for anyone else in our various govts that make decisions everyday that have a greater impact than being in the military.
Get rid of the Federal Reserve and you won't have a lot of the problem. someone smart please confirm this for me.
THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT PRESIDENT TRUMP IS TRYING TO DO!!!...
Exact Amando.
I took that on my 17th birthday. The Army recruiter looked at my score and walked me to the Air Force recruiter - said I didn't belong there.
MY Late FATHER did the exact same thing to me...this was during the Vietnam War, graduated HS in '70 went right into the Air Force and STILL WENT TO VIETNAM-(Hint: Volunteered) 😁😁😁😁😁