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James48

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12. Yet- the Pentagon itself has been

Reply to Zorro (Original post)

Mon Dec 23, 2019, 10:03 PM

Dec 2019

Obtaining DNA swabs from every military member for more than 20 years.

Mandatory. You have no choice as a military member but to provide it.

Go figure.

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Exclusive: Pentagon warns military members DNA kits pose 'personal and operational risks' [View all] Zorro Dec 2019 OP

DNA testing on a consumer level is a risk for everyone, not just the military. Quemado Dec 2019 #1

Wow....they are just NOW realizing this? /NT sdfernando Dec 2019 #2

Did they say that? Igel Dec 2019 #5

Well the referenced memo is dated Dec 20 sdfernando Dec 2019 #6

I had to give up my DNA sample when I was on active duty maxrandb Dec 2019 #18

Ancestry doesn't not share, Historic NY Dec 2019 #3

I've said this from the beginning. BlueTsunami2018 Dec 2019 #4

Maybe they don't want to pay benefits to previously unknown kids. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2019 #7

We have an entire generation coming up who do not value privacy. EllieBC Dec 2019 #8

I've never understood the "share my entire life" culture. It's absurd to me. Jedi Guy Dec 2019 #10

Could that be because the GOP MissMillie Dec 2019 #11

I don't think you can easily write this off as political. EllieBC Dec 2019 #17

No DNA test, No Alexa, No Echo and No Facebook jpak Dec 2019 #9

Check! Check! Check! ProfessorGAC Dec 2019 #16

Yet- the Pentagon itself has been James48 Dec 2019 #12

It's fun, it's informative, and it can lead... reACTIONary Dec 2019 #13

Through 23andme, we found a nephew who was looking for his birth father. SharonAnn Dec 2019 #14

Too late for me. LittleGirl Dec 2019 #15

I encoueage everyone not to use DNA kits. Your DNA is your ultimate password or PIN. Hotler Dec 2019 #19