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‘It’s pathetic’: Trump’s ICE recruitment drive is stalling as new hires can’t pass basic fitness test, report says (www.independent.co.uk)

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Critics have warned that lowered hiring standards and slashed training times will lead to an explosion of abuses by immigration officers

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[–] nixus@anarchist.nexus 3 points 1 month ago (6 children)

...requiring 15 push-ups, 32 sit-ups, and running one-and-a-half miles in 14 minutes...

That's a stupidly easy test. I'm a programmer, gamer, and I have a bad back, and I can easily do that.

[–] AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Dude 1.5 miles in 14 minutes is not as easy as it sounds, especially if you aren't active

[–] AFaithfulNihilist@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

A mile and a half and 14 minutes is a tiny bit faster than a brisk walk. If someone has trouble handling that pace for 14 minutes then they really should not be anywhere near a law enforcement job that requires them to be on their feet.

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