Aspergers in the military. Anyone?

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I served in the Ohio Army National Guard from 1999 up until 2006. Almost the entire time I went undiagnosed and suffered greatly while in just like high school, only worse. Anybody else?

I joined the Army (Active Duty) in 1999. Deployed to both Afghanistan (2004-05, 10 months) and Iraq (2008-09, 14 months). Diagnosed with ASD in 2014. Still in the Army, but being medically retired this year.

hope you don't mind me asking, but does a medical retirement under these circumstances give you the same benefits as other retirees [pension and health care]?

I was medically retired from the army from the diagnoses of Aspergers. Now keep in mind I did not join to be patriotic since I always thought the iraq war was a complete waste of resources. When I was younger like 9 I developed a weird obsession with military history. I do not know why. I think it started with a book about the gulf war I found in 4th grade and had some photos in there that made a mark in my brain of the kurds being gassed. I did read the whole thing I checked it out of the library all year. Took me a while. By junior year I wanted to join the army and serve my time. My family said I was not capable ,which is awesome t hear from your family. So after dropping out of college working dead end jobs I thought screw em I can do it. But let me tell you. It was my personal hell. People hated me from the get go at my duty station. I was hazed like a mofo which almost ended with me stabbing a guy with a pen to make it stop. I was stopped by 8 guys but yeah that is not normal. I also let my NCO 3 weeks before hand that it was really getting to me. Each week I told him that the problem was never addressed. The army is a lot like high school. If you are different or off a bit your wrong. If you do not fit in your screwed. Dont forget about the fact your buddys will screw you over to get out of trouble. I was scared to be deployed with those guys oh my god! But I wasn't only one. Higher ups will screw the man down to climb the ladder. I mean the army today is so back stabbing. I always wondered why there was so many murders and shootings in the military. Now I know. Surprising the only person I feel that had some respect for me was my Drill Sargent. I mean I wasn't even deployed and it left me kinda twisted theirs a lot more to this story and I can go on and on but that is not appropriate lol.

Swiper, do you have to be treated for these conditions while serving in active duty?