Mr Kruse, now you know you have Autism, I take it they will never recall you to duty. If anyone was diagnosed with Autism in the service, would they be medically discharged?

This is pretty disturbing.  It makes you wonder how many other kids are in the armed services that don’t belong there.  Having autism and being in combat can get this young man killed, along with others.  However, I seriously doubt he would have ever seen any action....his disorder would have been recognized in basic training and addressed before he was ever sent off to a combat zone.

Guess I never had autism but was just slow and put in special ed.
I passed my AFABT with a 21 and had to get a waiver (big red “W” on 201 file jacket)
The only MOS I could get with a waiver was 11B Infantry at Ft Benning Ga.
The Army sent me to special classes before basic to help study for GED, which I passed with flying colors.
In basic, almost half my platoon had special ed certificates instead of high school diplomas but we all made it passed basic and AIT.

Two of the three drill sergeant were cool with us waivers and took time outside of training to help us with questions about what we had to read and stuff.

But Jared Guinther needs to be let out of his contract.
Cavalry scouts have a very dangerous job were you have to be mentally alert at all times.
If he lives in his own private world and has problems making friends.
That would make him a danger to himself in combat and to his unit!!

The army should have made him a cook or better yet just gave him a free pen and leave him alone.

I am Autistic. I agree with the above comment. If he is not accepted by his fellow soldiers they would see him as a liability and be used as a pawn and get killed.

I’m autistic and was drafted in 1966 during the height of the Vietnam war.  I was a good soldier, and did whatever I was ordered to do.
I was willing to go to war on the front lines if so ordered.  This is no different than any other soldier.  What is different is the autistic person’s inability to bond normally with his “buddies”.  They could consider him a liability in combat.  He would likely be one of the first soldiers killed in action.  It would seem to me bad policy to recruit autistic people for combat duty.

There’s and old saying...........If you want something fouled up let the gov’t do it for nobody has the expeierence that they do and they’ll do a fine job course it’ll cost the tax payers alot of money for their blunders but being sheep since 2000 has what’s got us in the position we’re in now ans have been in since 2000 wake up america and stop being sheep................Bill.......

What?!

And lately I have been thinking I am blessed with 2 boys who will never have to worry about going to war or the draft. THAT is nuts!

Someone better check into Autism in the Arm forces.  There isn’t amy way this young man could
take on the responsibility he has been assigned.

As a grandmother of two Autistic grandchildren
I know what this is about.

There may be jobs that a young man with this disability could handle, but it would depend on
the severity of the disability.