05 Feb 2019, 10:33 pm
I just got my article about the right of autistics to join the military in The Mighty. Here is the link if you want to read it: https://themighty.com/2019/01/autism-military-service/
I am also currently working on my next article and thinking about sending it to other papers but this is still exciting. 
ASPartOfMe
Veteran
Joined: 25 Aug 2013
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Posts: 34,483
Location: Long Island, New York
06 Feb 2019, 4:47 am
06 Feb 2019, 11:09 pm
AnonymousAnonymous
Veteran
Joined: 23 Nov 2006
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Posts: 70,206
Location: Portland, Oregon
06 Feb 2019, 11:12 pm
Congratulations!
07 Feb 2019, 6:25 pm
Thank you, I'm always looking for more support so can you please sign, share and if possible donate to my petition?https://www.change.org/p/department-of-defense-high-functioning-autistics-should-be-allowed-in-the-military
07 Feb 2019, 8:54 pm
Ichinin
Veteran
Joined: 3 Apr 2009
Gender: Male
Posts: 3,653
Location: A cold place with lots of blondes.
08 Feb 2019, 10:35 am
Congrats, i think it should be up to the individual and not a generic ban. I for one wasn't very interested in "playing with guns" in the forest (sure it can be fun to squeeze off a few rounds) but i did appreciate the first aid/trauma training and the fire suppression training (fire fighting) i got as part of a civilian course back in 2014 and 2015.
I guess the generals were worried that in a war, we civilian employees would have a difficulty knowing what part of a gun that was the dangerous side 
If you get a good manager and feel like you fit like a cog in a machine, then great, i supposed you could have a career in the uniform wearing part of the armed forces. If you have sensory issues, problems with being touched etc, then maybe the uniform part of the military isn't for you.
But there are other jobs that you can do pretty well in, there are positions in IT, Security services, Intelligence, Administration that usually don't come with a requirement of running around with a gun and doing whatever they tell you to do.
I live in Sweden btw, so do not assume that i'm talking about your country.
09 Feb 2019, 12:46 am
I guess the generals were worried that in a war, we civilian employees would have a difficulty knowing what part of a gun that was the dangerous side
If you get a good manager and feel like you fit like a cog in a machine, then great, i supposed you could have a career in the uniform wearing part of the armed forces. If you have sensory issues, problems with being touched etc, then maybe the uniform part of the military isn't for you.
But there are other jobs that you can do pretty well in, there are positions in IT, Security services, Intelligence, Administration that usually don't come with a requirement of running around with a gun and doing whatever they tell you to do.
I live in Sweden btw, so do not assume that i'm talking about your country.
Thank you for your support, and I actually have no problem with being touched and I haven't had a lot of sensory issues since middle school.
I hope to be a pilot, but I would also be happy as an armor, artillery or infantryman.
off topic, but wasn't the last time Sweden was at war in the time of Napoleon
| Similar Topics | |
|---|---|
| CNN article about the challenges of representation |
05 Mar 2024, 1:26 pm |
| Interesting and informative article on burnout |
20 Apr 2024, 5:03 am |
