- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is reportedly upset after the U.S. Army rescinded a new academic standard for Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets.
- The policy, adopted on August 5 but withdrawn on Wednesday, required ROTC candidates to score at least 1000 on the SAT, 20 on the ACT or above the 50th percentile on the ASVAB.
- Under Secretary of the Army Mike Obadal withdrew the standard shortly after adoption, citing the need for further staffing and analysis.
- The Army remains the only U.S. military branch that does not currently mandate standardized test scores for commissioning via ROTC.
- An Army spokesman confirmed that proposed changes to cadet standards are currently being evaluated for review by senior military leadership.
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