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Green light for lighter asthma, some allergies and NPF diagnoses. The Danish defense is now adapting their health requirements so that more people can contribute to the country’s security.
“In recent years, the defense has shifted the focus from international efforts to national defense, which places other demands. Therefore, a broader range of people and skills is needed,” said Deputy Defense Chief General Lieutenant Kenneth Pedersen, in a press release.
He emphasizes that the change does not mean that the quality of either staff or tasks will decrease. There will continue to be basic health requirements, but now they are adapted depending on the task you are expected to perform.
The new requirements will apply to soldiers who have been injured and want to continue within the defense in another role, but also in the recruitment of new employees and conscripts. They will take effect on June 30.
“An update of the health requirements has long been a great wish, and I am glad that it is now becoming a reality,” says Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen (Venstre).
Fact -updated health requirements
The update involves relief in terms of, among other things:
Mild degrees of asthma
Some forms of allergies
Some metabolic disorders including diabetes
Some variants of mental diagnoses, including ADHD, ADD and anxiety
Some musculoskeletal diseases
Source: Forsvar.dk
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