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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 509062" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I think the Crohn's, the anxiety and IBS each individually would keep him out of the military. Put them all together and it's a nasty combination that the army would not want.</p><p></p><p>Mind you, diagnosed mental illness can still slip through into the military - difficult child 1 had a classmate, part of the dysfunctional gang the school accidentally formed around difficult child 1, who was one of his friends I banned from our house for a while. The guy was verbally abusive, socially inappropriate, potentially violent and had a diagnosis of ADHD but I think a lot more was going on. The teachers were scared of this guy. All of difficult child 1's gang hated the school and many of the staff; with good reason, I might add.</p><p>difficult child 1 got on best with most of the teachers. A few years after he finished at that school, he met with one of his teachers at the shops near the school (a street fair we were working as carnies). difficult child 1 took great delight in telling the teacher, "Hey, remember [Joe Blow]? He went off his medications, joined the army and they gave him a gun and taught him how to kill. Isn't that great?"</p><p></p><p>"Joe Blow" was later on invalided out of the Aussie army. They did their best with him, they really did. They never deployed him offshore, he never left the mainland. He ended up as a driver, then behind a desk, but he just could not do either job to their satisfaction. Having been a passenger in his car (once too often - ie once) I can understand why they canned him as a driver. I believe he's back on medications and drifting, on a disability pension. The army really did the best they could for him, but had to admit defeat. And the Aussie defence forces are very different to the US. Perhaps because we have a smaller population, we try to find the right niche for the range of individuals who enlist. </p><p></p><p>You could try talking to the recruitment people for your defence forces, but I think you'll have to look elsewhere.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 509062, member: 1991"] I think the Crohn's, the anxiety and IBS each individually would keep him out of the military. Put them all together and it's a nasty combination that the army would not want. Mind you, diagnosed mental illness can still slip through into the military - difficult child 1 had a classmate, part of the dysfunctional gang the school accidentally formed around difficult child 1, who was one of his friends I banned from our house for a while. The guy was verbally abusive, socially inappropriate, potentially violent and had a diagnosis of ADHD but I think a lot more was going on. The teachers were scared of this guy. All of difficult child 1's gang hated the school and many of the staff; with good reason, I might add. difficult child 1 got on best with most of the teachers. A few years after he finished at that school, he met with one of his teachers at the shops near the school (a street fair we were working as carnies). difficult child 1 took great delight in telling the teacher, "Hey, remember [Joe Blow]? He went off his medications, joined the army and they gave him a gun and taught him how to kill. Isn't that great?" "Joe Blow" was later on invalided out of the Aussie army. They did their best with him, they really did. They never deployed him offshore, he never left the mainland. He ended up as a driver, then behind a desk, but he just could not do either job to their satisfaction. Having been a passenger in his car (once too often - ie once) I can understand why they canned him as a driver. I believe he's back on medications and drifting, on a disability pension. The army really did the best they could for him, but had to admit defeat. And the Aussie defence forces are very different to the US. Perhaps because we have a smaller population, we try to find the right niche for the range of individuals who enlist. You could try talking to the recruitment people for your defence forces, but I think you'll have to look elsewhere. Marg [/QUOTE]
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