Could the military help people with Autism?

I have difficulties with authority. I thoroughly hate beta-personalities having a leadership position. An alpha-personality I can accept, somebody who inspires, takes responsibility, takes the decision how it's going to be done, and also takes the fall when the results are not as expected. Beta-leaders are then blaming others. I've told my scrummaster at the previous job... we did some carting, and an Indian guy went slow, and he said: if I wouldn't have been stuck behind him, I would have won, and I told him: stop always blaming others for your failing, everybody was on the same circuit, and he blocked all of us. 

Needless to say that the relationship was a bit on the down side.

I read an article once on wolf-types, alpha, beta, omega, I guess I'm an omega, awkward, outside of the group, the jester, 

I told my boss once, one that did have alpha-traits, that I expect her level of excellence from all my managers. Again something that was not really appreciated, you're not supposed to act like you are actually more important than your manager. It's not done. 

In the army they would probably have to send me on recon-missions behind enemy lines, sas-stuff... 'me is half of the team', that's a motto they don't like in the infantry.

I do have a soft spot for military stories. Like the SAS was formed, and they had some crappy equipment, so the officer gave the men a list of equipment and ordered them to go steal it from other divisions. The next day they were fully equiped. 

I like Sabaton-music, and movies like full metal jacket and apocalypse now, or Das Boot and Stalingrad, the bleak movies...

I can see the set routine that I imagine they have, would be useful as I once had a job which I really enjoyed and I think it was the strict routine, looking back. I'm not sure how else it may be beneficial however. I dont know much about it

I was just thinking the same thing about Aspies being quite prevalent in the SAS. That notion comes from living in close proximity to a few of them. Not that you were really supposed to know who they were, of course; but it was usually rather obvious. Quite a bunch of regimental misfits really. But an interesting bunch nonetheless. They probably had their fair share of adjustment problems over the years, but I'm no longer there to know. I also met quite a few people who were really SAS wannabes. If they ever told you that is what they were, you knew pretty much straight away that it wasn't true. Now those folks really did have some major adjustment problems. I also had the misfortune to work for the ex-academy brother of one commandant. My boss definitely had a few issues, which his brother apparently did not.

It was for me but I wasn't diagnosed back then, to be clear however, I was in the then called Territorial Army. I loved it, and was in for 3 years.

For me it was simple. Your told to do something so you do it. I couldn't march or drill for toffee but was accurate with a rifle.

It's not for everyone though and looking back I do wonder if I would have been a liability if i had gone on tour.

It may help them to grow if they were allowed in but I would say that the military is highly incompatible with most people with ASD

I was told my my AS specialist nurse that the only job I would not be able to do being on the spectrum is to be in the military.

saying that, my husbands sister was a Sargent in the army and I am 100% she is ASD too.

My friends brother is also high up in the army. I am also quite sure he is

I would think this would be a really hard test of your abilities and to see 'how autistic' the person is and their ability to get on with a team.       It would be a make or break decision and the person could be throwing themselves to the lions.     I'd also think carefully about which service to join - each has a culture specific to its needs - the Air Force is more techy, the Army is more action and the Navy is all about travelling the world.      There's also some thought about where to pitch - a grunt, NCO or officer training - the need to do the right thing and a service-management mentality would make an excellent officer.        I read somewhere that the SAS has a high proportion of aspies - clear thinking, lots of strange skills, ability to rationalise situations etc.

I think it would be a brave choice for someone who isn't going into it with their eyes open.    I don't think it would be a good idea thinking that the system would somehow 'fix' their foibles and make them less autistic.    Many ex-services members end up homeless because of their inability to revert back to civilian life - they're ended up institutionalised with the prescribed, controlled life and lose the ability to make their own decisions to look after themselves.

Hello, so I made a couple posts about this, but I was told I couldn't serve three years ago after graduating high school because of an autism diagnosis. So I called an Army recruiter, after I made a post on here a few days ago and explained to him my circumstances and that I was very sociable and haven't taken any medication. He said that because autism was a PDQ, my best shot was to get a second opinion from a doctor, confirming that I'm "no longer" on the spectrum.

Quite a few people on the spectrum are in the military. It can make or break you, that’s for sure ... I almost married into the Navy ... 

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