http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6418683.stm (old but during the two last major wars it would've been pretty relevant, especially Iraq) Half of Army recruits have the literacy or numeracy skills of children leaving primary school, a report by the Basic Skills Agency says.
Up to half of the 12,000 recruits each year are at or below levels expected of 11-year-olds, the report says.
