"...the Army's most dangerous job: cavalry scout."
Nice Try, maybe Explosive Ordance Disposal (EOD).
"Matthew told his mother that military recruiting at the school and surrounding neighborhoods was so intense that one recruiter had pulled him out of football practice."
Diagnosed with autism at age 3, and he plays football?
Re-read the article -- the football player is the step-brother to the boy with autism.
Agreed that EOD is dangerous but the Cav Scout is usually out there on the bleeding edge, too. A matter of perspective, to be sure. Mostly the "dangerous job" nomenclature comes from the reporter being willing to swallow somebody's line of BS.