(04-14-2021, 05:58 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote:

(04-14-2021, 05:51 PM)jagibelieve Wrote: Regarding the first part in bold, refer to my prior comment.

Regarding the second part in bold, I can tell you from my experience (granted this was early 80's) I had to go through a psychological evaluation before I was even accepted into the academy.  I assume that it's still a requirement today.

Maybe the military is different, but I worked with a guy on a river boat casino who was an army veteran. He told me he joined the Army, because he wanted to feel what it was like to shoot someone. He then told me how disappointed he was that he never got that chance. (He never got deployed.) I always wondered how no one saw his odd behavior and the way he talked? He basically told everyone this story. I guess I assumed the military and police departments used the same type of psychological exam. Apparently, I assumed wrong.

The military doesn't require psychological exams for recruits and not everyone who serves/served is like your former coworker. I was in the Army and certainly never met anyone like that. There were folks who would do their job if and when it was required, but no one was looking for a fight but I was out of active duty before 9/11. Maybe folks were looking after that happened. Guys who really do feel that way generally don't talk about it, they just do it. There are some who are wired a bit different though.

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