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Mormons Make Great FBI Recruits

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80 points churchill | 1 comments | 01 May 23 13:24 UTC | HN request time: 0.25s | source
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churchill ◴[01 May 23 13:37 UTC] No.35772608[source]▶
TLDR: 1. Strong foreign language skills from overseas missions. 2. It's easier getting them security clearances since they don't use drugs or alcohol.
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sidewndr46 ◴[01 May 23 14:37 UTC] No.35773356[source]▶
Lots of people think this means "don't smoke" or something like that.

From the members I have conversed with, they are forbidden from using caffeine.

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1. seanw444 ◴[01 May 23 14:45 UTC] No.35773478[source]▶
It depends on the family. My girlfriend wasn't allowed to drink any caffeine when she was a kid. Caffeine was normal in my family though. Coffee is pretty universally frowned upon (I don't get it either). Apparently Mtn Dew > Coffee as it pertains to health. They base their dietary standard on the "Word of Wisdom".

Source: grew up Mormon, and still have a close relationship with my Mormon family.