What he did is not rational unless he is a committed Jihadist who wanted to take out some of the enemy per his remarks on the internet about suicide bombers. Either way, he wanted out and got his wish.
He was a MILITARY DOCTOR- A MILITARY PSYCHIATRIST
he KNEW every reason for medical discharge!
Criminy. Prolly to avoid deployment all he had to do was prescribe himself antidepressants or antipsychotic meds.
Used to be they pulled your clearance if you even admitted you “might” need mental counseling, and officers required a MINIMUM SECRET clearance to perform their duties
And if in today’s Army those reasons do NOT disqualifty someone from being armed 24/7 stateside, and then sent into a war zone- we need to KNOW, NOW