[castlebrew]

I had to deal with the post-Vietnam Cat IV issue back in the day.

Here we freaking go again.

[T-Bird45]

“I had to deal with the post-Vietnam Cat IV issue back in the day.”

Ditto - mine was a clear recruitment violation with the recruiter providing ASVAB answers. Somehow, the guy made it through Basic/AIT as a Field Wireman but couldn’t stand up to the work in the unit, even basic soldier skills on keeping his room straight.

[Cincinnatus.45-70]

I was serving back then, too. Morale, discipline, and performance will not be improved by this move, even if a high school diploma today is no indication that the holder can read, write, or do simple arithmetic.

[fini]

"I had to deal with the post-Vietnam Cat IV issue back in the day."

Me too. Many were good guys, but had a hard time understanding the most basic concepts. As a LCpl (E3), I had to teach my squad leader (a sgt- E5) three times how to do a resection on map. After the third time, he just had me do them.