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Terrible_Detective4537 karma

I'm not as familiar with the Army or Air Force recruiting processes, but I know for the Navy, recruiters get credit for every person who ships out for boot camp (i.e. those who take the oath and get on the plane to boot), but Marine recruiters only get credit for those who actually graduate boot camp. This leads to quite a bit of shit bag activity among Navy recruiters, including telling recruits to lie about any legal, medical, mental health, etc. problems they've had in the past and which may be disqualifying. This is why the Navy has what it calls Moment of Truth on the first day of boot, where they threaten recruits with the UCMJ into revealing things they've previously failed to disclose or only disclosed to their recruiters. Moment of Truth generally happens after recruits have been deprived of sleep for at least 30 hours so they have less psychological resilience to this kind of interrogation.

Terrible_Detective4536 karma

Actually, people do care. The people who have to deal with the consequences of fraudulent enlistment care. You don't think there are added costs from healthcare for recruits with disqualifying health conditions who never should have been allowed to join in the first place? You don't think we'd have fewer crimes and shit bag behavior if we prevented people with glaring behavioral problems from enlisting? You don't think we'd have fewer problems with mental illness, suicide, homicide, self medication through drug and alcohol abuse if we prevented people with pre-existing mental health issues from enlisting?

This is why people who work at the boot camps fucking hate recruiters.

Terrible_Detective4524 karma

Marcus, why do you know so much about eating penises.........

Terrible_Detective4511 karma

So, you're married to your daughter?

Terrible_Detective458 karma

Please consult an actual mental health professional in person. It's unfair and unethical to you to make judgements based on such limited information and in such a limited context.