A lot of these guys are washouts from basic training. Some get into trouble at first duty assignment and get chaptered. We got back from Afghanistan 2010 and bunch of new privates there about 4-5 months later kid in my office, i had to sign his clearing papers, being escorted was a chapter kid pissed hot. At that point he been in the army 7 months and was getting booted out and going back home. I asked him what he was going to tell his parents he told he didn't know. I thought he was going to cry when I said he was not getting the gi bill either. So I imagine he went home telling some grand war stories about Afghanistan and how he was hurt in combat and the VA was screwing him over..
