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Thread #121548 Message #2655502
Posted By: Lox
13-Jun-09 - 07:17 AM
Thread Name: BS: Should I keep my nephew out of the Army?
Subject: RE: BS: Should I keep my nephew out of the Army?
Write a letter saying he's bi-polar.
If he's already ill then military service can only make him much worse.
Besides which, no soldier would be happy in combat knowing that his comrades nerve and reliability were suspect - it would be unethical in a military context.
Then there is the question of making mistakes while in the grip of one or other extreme - murder of civilians in a war zone? whilst on a highg feeeling invincible and putting himself and his colleagues in danger, whilst on a low being a deadweight to be dragged around in a stupor of self indulgence ...
First and foremost, someone with Bi-Polar disorder needs to be cared for in a way that the military cannot hope to provide.