4 – 23. Pre-service use of drugs a. Drug dependent persons, current problematic substance users, and persons whose pre-service drug abuse indicates a tendency to continue abuse should not be permitted to enter the Army. Recruiting procedures will include positive measures to identify and screen out problematic substance users at the point of application for enlistment, appointment, or commission. Any applicant for the Army who has a positive UA during the application process for any branch of Service at a Military Entrance Processing Station should be permanently disqualified for enlistment eligibility unless granted a waiver by the Commander, US. Army Recruiting Command or the Director, Army National Guard. b. Individuals convicted of a pre-service drug-related offense are processed within the same guidelines reflected in Army enlistment policy for processing applicants with other types of criminal convictions. c. Prior to enlistment, appointment, or induction, every officer and enlisted accession will be informed about the Army’s DTP as outlined in paragraphs 4 – 1 and 4 – 2. d. Commanders will evaluate, on a case-by-case basis, Soldiers who admit to pre-service drug abuse after denying such abuse at the time of entry. Commanders may discipline or process for separation these Soldiers for administrative separation for fraudulent enlistment. Soldiers who would otherwise have met acceptance criteria at induction maybe retained with approval of the separation authority.