Finding Wackies

Most psychiatrists now practice in big cities (where some of them command fabulous fees), asylums, or in prisons (where inmates call them "bug doctors"). Last week a lot of them were expanding their practice to include the draft.

The Army knows from experience that a man may be both healthy and intelligent without having what it takes to be a good soldier. Psychopaths in uniforms upset the routine of their units, not only make bad soldiers themselves but frequently make trouble with their saner companions. Such misfits could be weeded out in advance,...

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