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USU: Diabetes may no longer be a barrier to conscription

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Finnish Defence Force will establish a new service eligibility category for diabetics to assess their fitness for service.

The Ministry of Defence will start a formal review of the issue by early autumn at the latest.

The Defence Command limited conscription for people with diabetes in 2018 on the grounds of service safety and the only specialist diabetes doctor retiring.

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