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(9) Alcohol and drug abuse as defined below will disqualify any soldier or potential enlistee from this MOS. This qualification will not be waived, even though the soldier/potential enlistee satisfacto rily completed the Army alcohol and drug abuse rehabilitation pro gram or civilian equivalent, except as specified below:

    (a) A medically diagnosed history of alcohol abuse as defined in the substance use disorder section of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual III, 3rd Edition, 1987 (DSM III) is disqualifying. Cdr, PERSCOM may waive this disqualification after a soldier/potential enlistee in this MOS successfully completes the Army Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Program (ADAPCP) Track I, II or III, or its civilian equivalent, based on the recommendation of the Chain of command the Cdr, USA Aeromedical Center. A soldier/ Potential enlistee who completes any aspect of the ADAPCP pro gram is involved in an additional offense involving alcohol or alco hol abuse will be immediately reclassified or denied enlistment in this MOS as a high risk,

    (b) Except as provided in (e) below, a wrongful or improper use of narcotic or other controlled substance, or dangerous drug as defined by 21 USC 801, et seq, is disqualifying.

    (c) A positive result of urine test administered per AR 600-85 that leads to medical evaluation and a finding of no diagnosis apparent, improper use is disqualifying.

    (d) Except as provided in (e) below, a documented instance of the use, sale, transfer, possession, or manufacture of any narcotic or other controlled substance or dangerous drug as defined by 21 USC 801, et seq, is disqualifying. A documented instance includes con viction by any courts martial or any civilian court. Convictions include juvenile adjudication, non judicial punishment under AR 15, UCMJ, or voluntary confession after proper rights warning according to Aide 31(b), UCMJ,

    (e) A soldier or potential enlistee will not be disqualified for teenage civilian experimentation with marijuana or other cannabinoids disclosed in voluntary confessions of drug experimenta tion documented solely by information obtained from DD Form 1966, SF 88, or SF 93. (Experimentation is defined as one time use of casual use over a short period of time resulting from peer pressure.) The use disclosed must have occurred prior to the individual's 18th birthday, and prior to enlisted in any armed force.

Additional Skill Identifier.

    (1) F7--Pathfinder.

    (2)F8---Flight Simulator (UH IFS) Consol Operations.

    (3) P5--Master Fitness Trainer.

    (4) Q8--Tactical Air Operations.

    (5) 2S--Battle Staff Operations (skill level 3 and above).

    (6) 4A--Reclassification Training.

Training/School Information

Information derived from Army Pamplet 611-21

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