Sorry for the confusion, my spell checker “auto-corrected” my spelling. It is a “Psychological” exam I was referring to. In any case, I agree with you in part. I’m not saying that every senior and cadet should be required to take a Psychological exam. Cadets should be excluded, they’re young. But upon becoming a new senior member, the person AT HIS EXPENSE should be sent to a Psychologist CHOSEN BY CAP for a complete and in-depth Psychological profile. Even if it costs some money, he must be told this is the cost of joining CAP. The following things should be investigated by an experienced doctor (after the person has passed a complete criminal background check)
1. What is his/her attitude toward children and does he/she have kids.
2. Is the person on any psychological or mood control medication
3. Is the person ex-military and if so, what was his job and how may years
(what we’re looking for here is combat trauma or self-proclaimed war heros or any other job that involved abuse against people or prisoners of war – IF ENLISTED, ATTITUDE TOWARD OFFICERS –or his he one of these enlisted people that despise officers and constantly say “Don’t call me Sir, my mother and father were married” – hearing this or a similar phrase is a RED FLAG !)
4. What is the person’s occupation – (what we’re looking for here is any signs of depression, negative responsibility, jobs such as hard-core correctional jailers, or any job for that matter that could affect a person’s attitude and mind in a negative manner over a period of time).
5. Any mental illnesses or disorders.
6. History of volunteer work.
7. Hobbies or activities the person does.
8. His appearance in general.
9. His attitude toward violence and child abuse; any history of violence.
10. The type of English that comes out of his mouth – does he sound educated ?
11. High level of assertiveness – being pushy – short fused – bullish
12. Was he known as the “high-school” bully when he was young ?
13. Does he drink or smoke excessively (red flags)
Again this is a partial list, a good Psychologist will probably have a 100-ITEM checklist and will “sniff out” any irregularities that CAP need to know just as well as a drug sniffing dog will sniff drugs very well hidden anywhere.
But bear in mind, not all factors found should be disqualifying. The doctor should advise CAP that, for example “I HAVE FOUND A FEW QUESTIONABLE FACTORS AND I FIND ALTHOUGH HE/SHE POSES NO THREAT, HE SHOULD NOT BE ASSIGNED ANY POSITION OF AUTHORITY FOR A SPECIFIED PERIOD OF TIME UNTIL I CAN RE-EVALUATE HIS SITUATION”…..
But this need to be done !!
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