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Mormons Make Great FBI Recruits

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churchill ◴[] 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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pavon ◴[] No.35773395[source]
I would add that their culture is a good match. They are Lawful Good through and through. Historically their church youth programs were tightly integrated with the Boy Scouts (until a recent split as BSA became more inclusive), and are raised to have a strong sense of duty to their church, country and community.
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WarOnPrivacy ◴[] No.35775117[source]
> Historically their church youth programs were tightly integrated with the Boy Scouts

In western states, yes. In the east it ran from supportive to apathetic to passive-aggressively hostile. In some councils, the split wasn't all bad for the BSA.

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1. jstarfish ◴[] No.35776266[source]
Other denominations are now starting to follow suit and declining to renew charters or lease space to the BSA.