Not really a comic book topic, but....

it is a Geek topic. Geeks have it rough. I fully embrace the fact I'm a geek and try to turn my geekhood into a dissertation or something. But - Even the Israeli army thinks we geeks are too weird for service.

An excerpt:
Ynetnews has learned that 18-year-olds who tell recruiters they play the popular fantasy game are automatically given low security clearance.
“They're detached from reality and susceptible to influence,” the army says.
Fans of the popular role-playing game had spoken of rumors of this strange policy by the IDF, but now the army has confirmed that it has a negative image of teens who play the game and labels them as problematic in regard to their draft status.
So if you like fantasy games, go see the military psychologist.
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Thousands of youth and teens in Israel play "D and D", fighting dragons and demons using their rich imaginations. The game has also increased in popularity due to the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.
However the IDF does not approve of this unusual hobby and prevents "D and D" players from being considered for sensitive army positions by labeling them with low security clearance.
"We have discovered that some of them are simply detached from reality," a security source told Ynetnews.

I wonder how the US army views this? So, if I sign up for the US army (something I'm seriously considering doing in the next few years), perhaps I have to reveal if I'm a geek. Or maybe they should have a "don't ask, don't tell" policy about geekness.

As they say in that classic Movie The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra - Oh, well.