{"id":141047,"date":"2023-05-09T08:15:50","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T12:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=141047"},"modified":"2023-05-09T16:55:48","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T20:55:48","slug":"mauricio-garcia-texas-mall-shooter-washed-out-of-army-infantry-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=141047","title":{"rendered":"Mauricio Garcia, Texas mall shooter, washed out of Army infantry training"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Texas mall shooter, Mauricio Garcia, began his short Army run in June, 2008. He was out of the Army three months later. According to the Military Times, Garcia does not appear to have earned any awards, not even the coveted National Defense Service Medal. The Army used a policy that allowed for discharging soldiers due to physical or mental conditions that interfered with their duties.<\/p>\n

From the Military Times:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The suspect in the deadly shooting at an Allen, Texas, outlet mall Saturday was discharged from the U.S. Army after three months of service, according to military officials.<\/p>\n

Mauricio Garcia, 33, entered the Army in June 2008 and was terminated without completing initial entry training, said Heather Hagan, a spokeswoman with Army Public Affairs. He earned no awards — including the National Defense Service Medal, then awarded to initial training graduates — and never became qualified in a career field, she indicated.<\/p>\n

An Army official added Garcia was separated through a policy that allows commanders to terminate soldiers because of physical or mental conditions that interfere with their duties. The official did not specify what condition led to Garcia’s separation.<\/p>\n

The official said the service discharged Garcia under an authority for removing troops with “other designated physical or mental conditions,” according to a 2005 edition of the service’s enlisted administrative separation rules.<\/p>\n

A second Army official told Military Times that Garcia was removed from infantry training at Fort Benning, Georgia, due to a mental health condition. He received an uncharacterized discharge, the official confirmed, an entry-level discharge that signifies neither honorable nor poor service.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Military Times has additional information<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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