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I'd be curious if the lack of available "suitable" recruits is also adds to the pressure.

"77% of young Americans would not qualify for military service without a waiver due to being overweight, using drugs or having mental and physical health problems." [0]

[0] https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/09/28/new-pentagon-...

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This is the reason. I used to screen recruits for clearances in the Marine Corps. The limits they pick for drug use are 100% based off what will affect recruiting numbers, and zero percent based on any kind of peer reviewed research. It’s massively disappointing.

To be fair they are trying to solve for edge cases along a long tail. Which is pretty hard, so it’s not surprising they’re using made up heuristics.

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