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So, if she had all of these problems in training, why didn't she wash out?
by arbitrage 10y ago
So, if she had all of these problems in training, why didn't she wash out?
- entee 10y agoI had the same question. Toward the end, the article mentions that the military was starved for recruits and the standards relaxed a little. Maybe eventually she passed at a minimal bar and they needed bodies so she made it through. I think the article paints a picture of someone who didn't fit in, and who just wasn't in a mental space compatible with the military. Nothing wrong with that, but probably shouldn't be a soldier. I'm sure her experiences all contributed to her taking the extraordinary step of leaking all this information. Human behavior is complicated, I think it would be best not to demonize her despite what I believe to be a mixed record on the outcomes of the leak.