Can someone with asperger's get into the marine corp?

Answer 1

I certainly hope not. People with Aspergers syndrome tend to have very poor social skills, due to their lack of ability in reading other people's body language. How would they be able to discern if another person was a threat or not. I would think that they would tend to just go along with the pack. And that, as we have seen many times play out, can lead to devastating consequences. We need people in the armed services that have some independent critical thinking skills.

Answer 2

The answer to your question is simple: Can they meet the admission criteria or not?

I know of one Aspie who is in the US Army, and I know of one other who is in the US Navy. The US Marines tend to have higher admission standards, but that should not matter for Aspies as long as they can follow orders and do their jobs.

Dan Aykroyd admitted he has AS. Steven Spielberg has admitted to having it also.

There are a whole lot of famous and successful people with AS in all sorts of professions, and so there is absolutely no reason why an Aspie could not succeed in the Marine Corps...especially if the Aspie in question happens to have prseverative interests in the areas most important to the Corps, such as in computers, or foreign languages, or weapons or whatnot.

Answer 3

Since Asperger's Syndrome is a form of autism it falls under the broad category of learning disorders that are disqualifying for entry into the armed forces.

Answer 4

It probably depends on to what degree the person has asperger's.

Asperger's Syndrome is a mild form of autism.

Here is a link about it: http://www.aspergers.com/aspclin.htm

Answer 5

That sounds so familiar. What is it again?