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[quote=Anonymous]As someone who served a tour in the army, I am always perplexed when people suggest the military for a wayward kid. That's a terrible idea.  It tests the stress tolerance of even the most mentally stable person, and people with mental illness do not fare well.  What's worse, an issue that would cause no concern in the civilian world can create a criminal record in the military.  It could ruin his future if he joins.

Look at Chelsea Manning.  People think of her as a folk hero but she was very mentally ill and a doctor tried to stop her from being deployed.  But mental illness will not keep you out of a combat zone.  While overseas, she punched her famale boss in the face (while she identifies female, it was still a male body striking a female with a punch to the face).  She barricaded herself in a room and carved the words "I hurt" into furniture.  Was the reaction to get her treatment?  No. Per usual, they just took away her weapon so that she was now unarmed in a combat zone.  Then she dumped national secrets onto the internet, resulting in the deaths of Afghan civilians.  She is lucky she wasn't tried for murder.  Her mental illness? Well, no one cares. It doesn't mitigate her sentencing.

Do not do this to your kid.  You have no idea how it will play out. Crazy people should not be given guns and classified information.  [/quote]

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