Thomas Peterson says:

"-but the fact is that if you can read you can walk into a job later on. If you don't then you got the Army, Iraq, I don't know, something like that.-" Stephen King.

No, Mr King, if you 'don't' (can't?) read the Army IS NOT an option. They will not accept illiterates. The minimum requirment is a high school degree or it's equivalent. 95% of Armed Forces personnel have at least the actual diploma, the rest it's equivalent. To be an officer you need a college degree. Armed Forces personnel are more literate than the general population.

The minimum requirment is a high school degree or it's equivalent.

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