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[–]ifuckredditsnitches_Resident Pajeet[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Most people with anxiety and adhd are misdiagnosed when they're kids because their parents were gullible enough to trust teachers and doctors and genuinely wanted the best for their children. Childhood asthma often goes away by adulthood and poses no issue with performance. A significant portion of currently serving soldiers and veterans had these issues in childhood and excelled in the armed service, not an insignificant portion would've gone onto high level groups within the military. If those conditions in childhood led to reduced performance I'd agree with you but that isn't necessarily the case. I think if a candidate can pass the physical and mental standards for performance he ought to be let in regardless of earlier medical history, which was the norm before medical standards were computer enforced.