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DoD Accepts First Enlistment Contract with Biometric Signature

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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

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The Defense Department's Military Entrance Processing Command (MEPCOM) as begun signing military enlistment contracts using fingerprint readers at the Baltimore Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) in Fort Meade, Md. The biometric signature replaces the traditional "wet" signature applicants provide using a pen. The e-Security program is in Operational Field Test mode at the Baltimore MEPS. MEPCOM plans to begin operational testing at the San Juan MEPS in early May. The initial implementation of e-Security follows a six-year effort by MEPCOM…

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