And those would be essential training for a soldier HOW?
My grandson left public school in 10th grade. As a conservative young man with a solid grounding in our history - that he got here at home and by his independent interest and study, he was continually at loggerheads with his socialist teachers.
He continued his studies on a two prong attack. He enrolled in an on line, accredited high school and he haunted the local library so much that they gave him a loft room with a desk and a window for his private study room.
At 18, he moved to Texas and did a year of college and then joined the Army. He aced the tests and went in a notch above entry level.
He went on to be chosen for AIRBORNE training, he aced it, he went on to be assigned the 173rd AIRBORNE 2nd/503rd Battle co. He did 2 tours in the ‘ghan - the first one now forever in the history books (”RESTREPO” in the Korengal) and they just won - for that action - another Meritorious Unit Ribbon and up for yet another Presidental Unit Award - the highest. They are the most decorated Unit in the history of the Army,
Just GOOGLE Restrepo - you'll get hundreds of hits - worth watching...(and that's only ONE documentary on them and what they did - the elite of the 173rd)
But this recruiter would've likely turned my grandson - and most of the platoon - down. But THESE are men that do the heavy lifting to protect our butts.
I don't know, I'm just a biology instructor, not a recruiter! My comment referred exclusively to learning the chemistry or biology curriculum. What makes for a good soldier is "beyond my paygrade" LOL!