Military ditching aptitude test for some applicants, will start accepting recruits with medical conditions
The military is dropping its aptitude test from the application process for dozens of jobs and accepting more new recruits with pre-existing medical conditions — trial efforts meant to boost the Canadian Armed Forces' dismal recruitment numbers.
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![The Canadian Armed Forces is now longer requiring some applicants to take an aptitude test when they apply to join the military as part of a new trial. By early summer, the military said it will also start screening in more people with pre-existing medical conditions. image of a military recruiter talking to an applicant at ottawa's CAF recruitment office](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7141250.1710265712!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/military-recruitment.jpg)
The military is dropping its aptitude test from the application process for dozens of jobs and accepting more new recruits with pre-existing medical conditions — trial efforts meant to boost the Canadian Armed Forces' dismal recruitment numbers.