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A source provided the email to Army Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe 111 Non-Grad (NA) enlistment program has been suspended. Those&#8230;who have enlisted are authorized to ship [to training],\u201d the email said. \u201cAny other [non-grads] projected for enlistment today are authorized to enlist, but all other projection MUST be cancelled immediately. No exceptions are authorized.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An Army official speaking on background confirmed the program was suspended, but noted the education waivers are within the service\u2019s authorities and could be reinstated in the future. The official said the suspension had \u201cmore to do with ensuring that we set the recruits&#8230;up for success\u201d rather than \u201cperception of a lowered standard\u201d to join.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The official characterized the move as a pause, saying that \u201cthe most important thing is to ensure it\u2019s the right option, and we take the time to think through the right options to ensure everybody has the chance to be successful.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The education waivers were contingent upon an applicant scoring higher than a 50 overall on the Armed Forces Qualification Test \u2014 a score that places in top 50% of those who take the standardized test. Troops without a completed high school education still had to earn a GED during their first contract to reenlist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The move came amid a recruiting crisis for the military \u2014 none of the services except the Marine Corps are on track to meet their active duty enlisted recruiting goals for this fiscal year, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/military\/every-branch-us-military-struggling-meet-2022-recruiting-goals-officia-rcna35078\" target=\"_blank\">NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An Army spokesperson said last week that the service has only met 40% of its enlisted accessions goal this fiscal year, despite a mid-year cut to the Army\u2019s end strength target that was intended to ensure the service didn\u2019t have to sacrifice quality for quantity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s not clear how many applicants without diplomas or GEDs were able to successfully enlist this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although the service plans to begin granting more waivers to high school-educated applicants who don\u2019t meet the minimum AFQT score of 31, according to an Army official familiar with the plan, the education requirement waivers \u2014 which required strong test scores \u2014 were met with skepticism and mockery from some observers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whatever the reason for the change, it certainly blindsided hopeful applicants without high school educations who had jumped at the prospect of enlisting when they learned of the waivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most were unable to finish enlisting before it ended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One such applicant posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/army\/comments\/vnoqv5\/army_suspends_no_gedhs_diploma\/?utm_source=share&#038;utm_medium=ios_app&#038;utm_name=iossmf\" target=\"_blank\">Reddit<\/a>, sharing how he had quickly obtained new copies of vital documents in order to apply. 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