Military.com | By Konstantin Toropin[1]
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Locations set up across the country to give military entrance exams to potential recruits have been forced to close or reduce hours due to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth halting the use of government travel for civilians, according to a notice and email reviewed by Military.com.
The Army[2] has managed the Military Entrance Testing program, which is designed to aid recruiting[3] and make it easier to administer the entrance exam, known as the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, or ASVAB[4], to potential recruits for all the military branches. The service did not immediately provide information on closed locations and curtailed operating hours, but the changes were recently announced by the U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command.
"The suspension of civilian employee travel has impacted Military Entrance Testing (MET) Site operations," a post to Facebook by the Military Entrance Processing Command[5] announced Friday. The command said it was "conducting analysis to determine which MET sites can remain operational using alternative means."
As a result of Hegseth's halt on civilian travel, potential recruits now have to travel to a Military Entrance Processing Station to take the test that is a critical prerequisite for enlistment, which in some parts of the country could mean driving for many hours.
When asked about the halt, officials for Hegeseth referred Military.com to a memo written by Darin Selnick, who is performing the duties of under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness, that was issued March 5[6] and restricted almost all civilian travel.
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