I don't see anything in Marlantes's background that qualifies him to make clinical assessments re: sociopaths and depression. I do see a lot that says he's been

I don't see anything in Marlantes's background that qualifies him to make clinical assessments re: sociopaths and depression. I do see a lot that says he's been quite gung ho for some time--not that there's anything wrong with that. See also "fanboy" and "humble brag." But this is a Memorial Day piece, so... Side note: How are Americans supposed to recognize the sacrifice made by "contract security" personnel, going forward? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Marlantes https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Marlantes https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gung-ho https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gung-ho https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Outing_(Seinfeld) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Outing_(Seinfeld)