conscript veterancy during merge DOES and DOES NOT follow, it all depend on which stats you are speaking about.
vet3 conscript merged into a vet0 penal ->
conscript will keep some of its vet3 bonus, like the (-40% ?)received accuracy but won't keep it's accuracy bonus.
Vet0 cons merge into vet3 penals ->
cons gain the vet3 accuracy bonus that penal has, but it does not get the vet3 received accuracy that penal has and so are still killed as fast as regular conscript (insanely fast).
it's the same for other stats, some will be kept on the conscript squad and some others will be taken from the penal squad.
