Army decides to target high school dropouts

ArmyTimes.com: GEDs no longer required

Army recruiters now have a wider pool to find future soldiers in. The Army is reaching out to a slice of America’s youth long ineligible to serve: non-high school graduates who don’t have a General Equivalency Diploma.

Recruiters can now go after that demographic through the “Army Educations Plus” option, the Army announced Tuesday.