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20. Being one of those " mentals", shame on you. Please stop the nasty stigmatization.

Sun Nov 12, 2017, 09:19 PM

Nov 2017

Yes, there are Steven Greens who got a waiver but should've never been let it, but WTF is this "mentals" shit?

Screen everyone better, let them in with waivers like they used to. This is not a new thing, but restarting the program with better information overall. To deny because of a childhood cutting incident, or treated alcoholism, or prior depression is wrong. Look at the past, reasons for the history, how they've been treated, who they are now.

But please stop the "mentals" crap. It is seriously offensive to a lot of people.

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............ Angry Dragon Nov 2017 #16

Bigly mistake Not Ruth Nov 2017 #17

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Exactly, thank you uppityperson Nov 2017 #21

The army already did this when they got desperate for recruits in 2006 or so Julian Englis Nov 2017 #19

Being one of those " mentals", shame on you. Please stop the nasty stigmatization. uppityperson Nov 2017 #20

Right On Progressive2020 Nov 2017 #24

Thank you. This OP is gross. Gravitycollapse Nov 2017 #26

what could go wrong? barbtries Nov 2017 #22

I am not fragile. Most of us "mentals", to quote that nasty bit in OP, are not fragile uppityperson Nov 2017 #37

i didn't mean to offend anyone. barbtries Nov 2017 #39

Thank you. uppityperson Nov 2017 #41

They started handing out 'waivers' like candy under W to feed his still-running war machine. PSPS Nov 2017 #27

It wouldn't be as bad if they'd left it at letting people with depression join. Ken Burch Nov 2017 #30

Why is having a history of cutting more problematic? uppityperson Nov 2017 #38

I was assuming that it might mean a person might have less concern about not being injured or killed Ken Burch Nov 2017 #40

The people I knew who cut were on so much pain, they shut out their pain and all emotions uppityperson Nov 2017 #42

OK.. I appreciate the education. Ken Burch Nov 2017 #44

I have to admit that it freaked and creeped me unit at first. uppityperson Nov 2017 #45

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