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		great_psy on June 11, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Before he was the Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski was a m... What is the reason to do this in military training in the first place? Does this train you to handle ptsd better ? Makes you more obedient ? What’s going on there ?

tyingq on June 11, 2023 | [–]

The rationale I've heard is "weed out people that can't handle high stress and separate them from service very early".

23B1 on June 11, 2023 | [–]

Stress inoculation.

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