Can we get an army recruiter to do an AMA here?

[unsunghero]

Heard on the news that this most recent Maine mass shooter was batshit crazy and hearing auditory hallucinations calling him a pedophile and saying he had a “small dick”. He had apparently assaulted soldier friends of his multiple times in the past believing them to be saying what the voices were saying

I’m thinking how the fuck was this dude able to serve in the military while actively hallucinating? Aren’t they supposed to try to avoid taking people with serious mental illness, or was recruitment just that low?

[Zendir]

Originally Posted by unsunghero [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Heard on the news that this most recent Maine mass shooter was batshit crazy and hearing auditory hallucinations calling him a pedophile and saying he had a “small dick”. He had apparently assaulted soldier friends of his multiple times in the past believing them to be saying what the voices were saying

I’m thinking how the fuck was this dude able to serve in the military while actively hallucinating? Aren’t they supposed to try to avoid taking people with serious mental illness, or was recruitment just that low?

He was a reservist, joined in 2002. Never deployed. Couldnt find what you were talking about, only saw that he had an issue back in July and was under hospital eval for 3 weeks, and those who served with him called him a nice guy and was a rational, understanding guy.

So it actually sounds to me as a recent break.