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The Army's answer to a lack of recruits is a prep course to boost low scores. It's working

Index cards describing why the recruits joined the Army are taped to a large board on a wall at Fort Jackson, a U.S. Army Training Center, in Columbia, S.C., Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Lolita Baldor)

Index cards describing why the recruits joined the Army are taped to a large board on a wall at Fort Jackson, a U.S. Army Training Center, in Columbia, S.C., Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Lolita Baldor)

A new recruit participates in the Army's future soldier prep course that gives lower-performing recruits up to 90 days of academic or fitness instruction to help them meet military standards, at Fort Jackson, a U.S. Army Training Center, in Columbia, S.C., Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

A new recruit participates in the Army's future soldier prep course that gives lower-performing recruits up to 90 days of academic or fitness instruction to help them meet military standards, at Fort Jackson, a U.S. Army Training Center, in Columbia, S.C., Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Recruits participate in the Army's future soldier prep course that gives lower-performing recruits up to 90 days of academic or fitness instruction to help them meet military standards, at Fort Jackson, a U.S. Army Training Center, in Columbia, S.C., Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Recruits participate in the Army's future soldier prep course that gives lower-performing recruits up to 90 days of academic or fitness instruction to help them meet military standards, at Fort Jackson, a U.S. Army Training Center, in Columbia, S.C., Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

FILE - New recruits participate in the Army's future soldier prep course that gives lower-performing recruits up to 90 days of academic or fitness instruction to help them meet military standards, at Fort Jackson, a U.S. Army Training Center, in Columbia, S.C., Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

FILE - New recruits participate in the Army's future soldier prep course that gives lower-performing recruits up to 90 days of academic or fitness instruction to help them meet military standards, at Fort Jackson, a U.S. Army Training Center, in Columbia, S.C., Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

Army Secretary Christine Wormuth looks over the The "Why Wall," part of the Army's future soldier prep course that gives lower-performing recruits up to 90 days of academic or fitness instruction to help them meet military standards, at Fort Jackson, a U.S. Army Training Center, in Columbia, S.C., Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Army Secretary Christine Wormuth looks over the The "Why Wall," part of the Army's future soldier prep course that gives lower-performing recruits up to 90 days of academic or fitness instruction to help them meet military standards, at Fort Jackson, a U.S. Army Training Center, in Columbia, S.C., Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

FILE - Army Secretary Christine Wormuth talks with soldiers at Fort Jackson, a U.S. Army Training Center, in Columbia, S.C., Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

FILE - Army Secretary Christine Wormuth talks with soldiers at Fort Jackson, a U.S. Army Training Center, in Columbia, S.C., Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

FILE - Army Secretary Christine Wormuth talks with soldiers at Fort Jackson, a U.S. Army Training Center, in Columbia, S.C., Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

FILE - Army Secretary Christine Wormuth talks with soldiers at Fort Jackson, a U.S. Army Training Center, in Columbia, S.C., Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

FILE - Army Secretary Christine Wormuth talks with soldiers at Fort Jackson, a U.S. Army Training Center, in Columbia, S.C., Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

FILE - Army Secretary Christine Wormuth talks with soldiers at Fort Jackson, a U.S. Army Training Center, in Columbia, S.C., Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

FILE - A new recruit participates in the Army's future soldier prep course that gives lower-performing recruits up to 90 days of academic or fitness instruction to help them meet military standards, at Fort Jackson, a U.S. Army Training Center, in Columbia, S.C., Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

FILE - A new recruit participates in the Army's future soldier prep course that gives lower-performing recruits up to 90 days of academic or fitness instruction to help them meet military standards, at Fort Jackson, a U.S. Army Training Center, in Columbia, S.C., Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

FILE - Army Secretary Christine Wormuth walks during a tour with soldiers at Fort Jackson, a U.S. Army Training Center, in Columbia, S.C., Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

FILE - Army Secretary Christine Wormuth walks during a tour with soldiers at Fort Jackson, a U.S. Army Training Center, in Columbia, S.C., Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)