How do aspies do in the armed forces?

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feelgoodlost wrote;

I did fine in the Army until they tried to put me up for my first stripe, it went downhill from there(all the classroom stuff). I went on a sort of sport competition thing for biatholon(sp?) in France, everything got more friendly, where as before i was able to keep to myself more. Soon after we returned at first opportunity i left as it got too much, people expected me to keep up the "mask" i was able to construct. The fake friendships became very tiring for me to maintain.

There were other problems also, such as my inability to fix dangerous things to pain or worse for example. I once crashed a landrover into a trailer truck because i got mezmerised by the water on the windshield.

It probably depends on the Aspie.

Me, I'm a pacifist, I have no spatial skills to speak of, and any kind of confrontation makes me fall apart. I don't think the army would want me

i never been able to even think about joining the armed forces... nor do i have any desire... thanks to cerebral palsy, PDD-NOS, and now neurodegenrative disease i dont have to worry about being drafted if they start the draft again... yay!

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I have been in over six years and love it, plan to stay for twenty. My enhanced spatial perception skills, ability to rapidly organize and prioritize tasks, sharp situational awareness, and ability to intensely focus, have all helped me become a shitt hot fighter pilot. Not to mention the training has made me practically impervious to stress. I love my job, love my life, and have better and more trusted friends than ever before. Although they do laugh at my social retardation and amusing eccentricities

And yes, I find the regulation, regimentation, and procedural routines of the military to be familiar and comforting.

Your mileage may vary... but I found something that I badly wanted to do, that probably every little boy in the world dreams of doing, and decided that I was going to make it happen.