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<p>Math requirements didn’t go beyond extremely basic algebra I and geometry. </p>
<p>Basically, it only covered the first two years of the regular NYS high school curriculum. </p>
<p>The level of academic coverage was such that even the US Army had a maximum low percentage quota of recruits with GEDs…and only if they scored exceedingly high on the armed forces standardized test. They preferred regular high school graduates and GED holders who wanted to no longer be competing for the limited slots under the GED quota were advised to take a semester or two of community college credits to be regarded as equivalent to regular HS grads. </p>