TIL of 'Project 100,000.' 25% of US Army soldiers in the Vietnam were intentionally-recruited "misfits" who couldn't read and write, had an IQ of below 75, and/or dropped out of high school. Some didn't even know the US was at war. They had 3x the casualty rate of regular soldiers.
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Jul 13, 2020 10:46 pm
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Jul 14, 2020 10:13 pm
TIL of 'Project 100,000.' 25% of US Army soldiers in the Vietnam were intentionally-recruited "misfits" who couldn't read and write, had an IQ of below 75, and/or dropped out of high school. Some didn't even know the US was at war. They had 3x the casualty rate of regular soldiers.
You mean a low IQ of 75 and below.
Jul 13, 2020 11:53 pm
they were drafted and needed bodies to throw around.