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"King Samuel" <stars@bars.usa> wrote in message
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> Jeremy Harmon wrote:
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> > "King Samuel" <stars@bars.usa> wrote in message
> > news:4PWdndARAMmTNz_dRVn2gw@giganews.com...
> >
> >>Donald L Ferrt wrote:
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> >>
> >>>"I don't know how the hell these people got into our army," said Ben
> >>>Nighthorse Campbell
> >>
> >>Nighthorse always says it straight - sickos like that are not something
> >>his generation had to get used to.
> >
> >
> > Beyond the background check for criminal charges, and I don't recall
going
> > through any screening, personally, that would have weeded out sickos.
>
> Well maybe it's about time we tightened the requirements a bit then!

They may actually have already done so.  You should know that back when I
went into DEP they were still asking if I was gay.

> > I have a difficult time, in fact, of thinking of any such possible
tests.
>
> I don't.
>
> A basic psychological exam would be a wonderful start.
>
> We do that for cops, why not those who serve in the armed forces?
>
> And an FBI background check wouldn't hurt either.
>
> This generation of "kids" will never carry the jock of the "greatest
> generation", ever.

See I've taken those basic psychological tests in a lot of places.  Anyone
with even a nominal understanding of how those things work can easily give
the "correct" answers, though they may not always be the most honest ones.
I will say this for their security though, I got a pretty high ASVAB score
which gave me a lot of job options, approximately 3/4 of which were removed
from the list due to my one black-mark, a deffered shoplifting conviction
when I was 16.  There definitely are mechanisms in place, I just don't know
how effective any of them could be at knowing how one may honestly handle
the kind of high stress situations war time soldiers most certainly will
encounter.

Jeremy