I strongly believe!
As I have said before on this issue:
Those personality types who are attracted to high intensity training and high achieving are the same kind that often have to be in control. Controllers have big ego's and big egos break easy. To be rejected as a husband and lover could cause them to crack.
The majority of the guys attracted to that level of service don't crack and they are great soldiers but I believe there is a connection. "Can't throw the baby with the bath water."
When I was a mayor we established a series of psychological tests for our police officers. If you flunked the test, you didn't get hired. We had over half flunk out. Police work is attractive to the same type of folks.
The military should start doing some in depth psychological testing before allowing these guys to go into high intensity training. I think quite a few would show significant emotional problems and not be allowed to enter the program.
Anyway that's my opinion, based on many years of personal experience.
Keith
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