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This is/was distinct to military contractors & personnel. Not typical of the 80s AFAIR at least

• astura 8y ago
  Why military contractors?
  • raincom 8y ago
    Maybe to verify clearances based on the name and dob?
  • chiph 8y ago
    To see if you'll fit in the cockpit and/or tank driver's seat. In the 1940's the military had just discovered that not all pilots were the same size. > “The old air force designs were all based on finding pilots who were similar to the average pilot,” Daniels explained to me. “But once we showed them the average pilot was a useless concept, they were able to focus on fitting the cockpit to the individual pilot. That’s when things started getting better.” https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2016/01/16/when-us-air-force-discovered-the-flaw-of-averages.html https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2016/01/16/when-us-air-...