Matthew F. Cancian and Michael W. Klein write in Fortune the greatly enlarged pool of college graduates has had an unfortunate unintended consequence: lowering the intelligence of military officers. Very likely the military becomes a residual career choice for some.
Often job offers appropriate to a college grad do not materialize for the less impressive grads in a class, or those whose majors do not lead to obvious entry positions.
The authors suggest using some form of intelligence test as a screening device. We might be stunned to learn how many wouldn't achieve a minimum cut-off score.
