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Re:He got 1%, we can't hire him by dwd on Wednesday August 28, 2013 @09:30PM (#6293742)
In the case of the military it can be the opposite: they weed out applicants who they are not confident will pull the trigger every time they are asked to.
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Re:He got 1%, we can't hire him by Filligree on Thursday August 29, 2013 @10:22AM (#6295973)
Well, they try.

I don't remember where I got the number, but apparently something like two-thirds of the regular army still end up unwilling/unable to aim properly when a combat situation actually happens. That's from the Great War, though; procedures may have gotten better since.

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