Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2016 2:02 am
So here's the question that the article doesn't seem to consider. If he was released because of numerous alcohol related incidents, was he ever sent to rehab? If he was is there a record and if there is why was there no mental health workup done that would have identified this problem? You don't treat alcoholism without at least trying to find the underlying cause.
The military may seem pretty hard hearted but in cases where people fail rehabilitation and continue to abuse alcohol or drugs they pretty much have a zero tolerance policy which is what I suspect is happening here. If this gentleman is truly suffering from a mental health issue then he's likely managed to hide it for alot of years so he could keep serving which, means the Military might be working from the basis that he's suffering from chronic alcoholism rather than a mental health issue. I wonder if they even know he got this diagnosis because if they did, then the person who authorized his release is a fucking retard who should be standing outside the main gate right alongside the guy the threw to the wolves.
