On Wed, 18 Sep 2013 20:35:53 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" nowayalso.jose.com wrote:



"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
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On 9/18/13 6:38 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 18 Sep 2013 14:02:00 -0400, iBoaterer
wrote:

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On Wed, 18 Sep 2013 12:49:08 -0400, wrote:

On Tue, 17 Sep 2013 01:35:36 -0700, jps
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Good thing Virginia has plenty of AR-15s for ready sale.


This is really starting to look like a massive government ****
up.

Alexis was nuts but the VA never told anyone

He had 8 run ins with military justice but got an Honorable
Discharge

The DoD gave him a secret clearance without even finding the
things
the CNN found with minimal effort

The list goes on.

One thing that is interesting. The background check everyone sees
as
the panacea, did not stop this guy from buying his SHOTGUN (No AR
15
involved) Nothing popped on the background check.
Most of the damage was actually done with guns he took from the
guards
tho. He could have done that with a pocket knife or a blunt
object if
he needed a weapon at all to subdue a 60 year old civil service
guard
who was sleepwalking through his day.

He first got a General Discharge, which usually indicates a
behavior problem He appealed it and got
it made Honorable.

A secret clearance is no big deal. He probably got that soon after
he enlisted, before any problems
developed, and it was never revoked.

Damn, that makes me wonder how many crazed whackos there are in the
military........

There is no shortage of bi-polar gun nuts among those hard hat union
guys Harry loves so much.



Your "wags" are getting more wild. There's a lot more stigma to
"coming out" with a mental illness if you are in the military, as has
been reported increasingly of late.

http://tinyurl.com/lbt6m4r

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If the screening done before joining worked, people with mental
illnesses or potential mental instability wouldn't be in the military
in the first place.
Problem is, diagnosing mental issues is not as straightforward as
looking for flat feet. I remember my pre-enlistment physical in
Boston.
They spent all day doing all kinds of physical tests. Then you go
into a room and sit down with a shrink. He asks you five or six
questions, then yells, "Next". Took about 5 minutes, if that.


When I got drafted, I sure don't remember any 'shrink' time!
--

John H.

Hope you're having a great day!