From the WTOP News story.
Obviously this is too soon to have all the details, and I hesitate to offer an opinion before all the facts are in.
I still feel impelled to say, though, that at least an outline of the story sort of writes itself:
And an especially useless codicil:
What a crying shame. A seventeen year old with a promising future, gone.
Your link doesn’t work, but what a tragic story. I wonder what his motive was?
Link works for me - the headline is deceiving, though.
And now the headline is:
A psycho in the US army rather than being given health care and support he needs?
Colour me shocked!
Not sure what you mean by “rather than” - if I am not mistaken, the Army provides health care for its soldiers.
Although you are probably correct that a recruiter who wants to screw his enlistees is not going to get a lot of support.
Regards,
Shodan
I think what newcomer means is that psychiatric problems are generally not admitted. They are covered up or denied as far as possible. (Cite is my 6 years of army experience.) Sure, the army provides health care; but for psychosis you are blackballed for advancement. If you don’t advance in rank, you are separated.
You are correct in saying that a person in a superior position messing with a subordinate would not be tolerated. He would be court martialed.
Did he serve in Iraq?
Turkey, South Korea and Germany but not Iraq, apparently: