European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 30, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday september 30, 1978 the stars and stripes Pago 11 a dangerous deception1 i saw Abc to s report on the army on i in recently and it does Point out some important messages. I first Abc Points out that the average recruit is capable of Reading Only at the with Grade level or  Secretary of defense Harold Brown and Secretary of the army Clifford Alexander did t contest this Point because they probably can t. I granted the combat Soldier does t wed to be a scholar to tote a Rifle. Yet i a hould venture to say that the average com Bat troop reads Well below the ninth Grade plateau and the brighter troops Are in non combat slots and or in critical military occupational specialities requiring better dreading comprehension. \ this situation is not unusual for the Jarmy or any Branch of the service for that matter. But the situation now appears i More critical than  we read about High school graduates who can t understand applications for employment let alone being Able to Complete