ExpectingUnicorns
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I've thought of this - but wouldn't a soldier still have to offer up their DNA? I don't think the cops can hit up the database just to find out who might be someone's baby daddy - can they?
I was also thinking about police officers - do they give samples of their DNA in case something happens to them - like soldiers? The same permission would need to be granted in that case too though - I presume.
Military members' DNA from the DoD bank is supposed to be used only for identification of remains. Of course, as with anything legal, there are a lot of interesting exceptions, some of which seem subjective to me. You can find them in the last paragraph here:
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=9th&navby=case&no=9516626