[17th Miss Regt]

Yep. Google “McNamara’s morons” and read about doing this in the Vietnam era.

[Gay State Conservative]

In 1969 we had a guy in our BCT platoon who *absolutely* didn't belong in the Armed Forces. He had that classic Down's Syndrome face...and intellect. The drill sergeants rode him exactly like GySgt Hartman rode Private Pyle. But he put up with it until the day before graduation...when he disappeared. I heard that he went AWOL. I just hope they found him and gave him an honorable discharge...or said “OK,never mind...you can just go home”. IOW,I hope he wasn't punished in any way.