McNamara's Folly: The Use of Low-IQ Troops in the Vietnam War cover
McNamara's Folly: The Use of Low-IQ Troops in the Vietnam War
by Hamilton Gregory
ISBN: 1495805484
Found in 1 comment on Hacker News
View on Amazon
We may earn a commission from purchases made through links on this page.
Not ready yet? Get weekly book picks.
thaumasiotes · 2025-09-08 · Original thread
They still do it; it's still very important to them. They maintain their own test, the ASVAB ("Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery").

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Services_Vocational_Apti...

For a vivid picture of why the military is so insistent on IQ tests despite overwhelming political pressure to stop using them, you might like reading https://www.amazon.com/McNamaras-Folly-Hamilton-Gregory/dp/1... .