National Guard aims to recruit more Alaska Natives

The Army National Guard is turning its recruitment efforts to Alaska Natives as it seeks to find soldiers equipped with subsistence skills.
KYUK-AM reports that the Guard is launching a three-year program that provides waivers for Alaska Natives looking to join, but who may face barriers to qualification. The pilot program relaxes requirements for the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, a general knowledge test that the Guard acknowledges is geared more toward English speakers.
Bob Doehl