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Originally Posted by GreenTeaFrapp
Do you really think he chose to be a nutcase?
Was he a nutcase before he joined the military? If so, why did they allow him to enlist? If not, what made him a nutcase?
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That will probably be looked at in the coming days.
But I did state on this board a few years back that military recruiters are not shrinks, nor are basic training instructors.
And mental illness is often mis interpreted as gung ho. I know that the Canadian Forces has an assessment program put in place during the recruiting cycle now, but its relatively new, and probably still wouldn't have prevented Col Williams for example from rising to his former posting and rank.