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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Armed forces 
Emt paramedic firefighter
Plumber carpenter electrician
Nurse [/quote]

You are so wrong. Nurses have to get through difficult coursework. They must be bright.

And, believe it or not, many of the trades do require intellect. [/quote]

You are absolutely right. I’m pp and I’m sorry. I know people with low IQ in those jobs, but they are supported and surrounded by a loving community who values their role. 
 I stand by armed forces, though. It’s a good career with a duty of care. Factory work would be good, they make good money if there is a union. Animal caretakers, too, many are unionized. [/quote]

I don't know where you are coming up with this stuff--the examples you are thinking of probably don't have truly low IQ. Sorry, but armed forces will not take someone with a low IQ. The current test being used for the military is called the ASVAB and there are minimums in order to enlist. There are also other standards. If you look at the current minimums and some studies, the minimums are roughly equivalent to somewhere in the 90s in terms of IQ (91-92 ish), which mean that the bottom third of the population in terms of IQ cannot enlist.[/quote]

The ASVAB covers 
General Sciences

Arithmetic Reasoning

Word Knowledge

Paragraph Comprehension

Mathematics Knowledge

Electronics Information

Auto and Shop Information

Mechanical Comprehension

Assembling Objects

Verbal Expression

The minimum score is 31, but if you score between 31-49 you can take a one time course to up your score.  Higher scores open better MOS opportunities.  The score range is 0–100, and scores are reported as percentiles. The average score is 50, and most scores fall between 30 and 70. But you can't be truly low IQ in the clinical sense.  [/quote]

Yep it would be hard for someone of truly low IQ to score above a 31. It's a percentile score so you have to be in the top 69 percent of applicants, basically. Also, keep in mind that the bottom tail of the population is removed from this test pool since the very bottom tail in terms of IQ does not apply to the military (sadly the bottom tail of the population would be institutionalized or under someone else's care in most cases). So this means that you need to be the top 69 percent of a pool that is already more competitive than the general US population of the military eligible age.

Generally speaking, the modern military requires more high IQ people as a fraction of the military than the military of the past, too, so I think it's only going to get harder, unlike we (heaven forbid) end up in some major war where we are invaded and need people or something.[/quote]

Yup. It's also not graded as percentage answered but in relation to the pool of test takers which is already somewhat self selecting.[/quote]

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