Random Poll of the Day! (93)

[Kor]

Yeah, I know. What the hell is this question......
During high school (usually during eleventh grade), when students need to go to the army's bureau and start the process of joining the army, there is one station in which there is a (usually a) woman who asks you questions. The question of this poll is one of the questions they ask. I suppose there might be some sort of psychological meaning..........but I don't see any. What, if I like to be in the dark, does it mean that I have a "dark personality" and crap like that?
I told that woman that I like to sit in the dark, I like to walk late at night at empty streets with no light and that whenever someone annoys me, I wish for their death.
When she asked me if I have friends, I told her "yes"
When she asked me if I have good friends, I asked her to define what she exactly means.
Then she said "You define what it means"
So I was thinking for a moment and then I said "A good friend is someone who won't tell the police that you killed someone" (well........it's true, right?)
So she "writes" in the paper and then she asked in an uncaring tone "so how many good friends do you have?"
I replied "About two or three, maybe"
Nothing came out of this half an hour idiotic talk. They don't really care what you have to say, they will recruit you anyway. They will recruit even someone who claims he has made a pact with the devil.
So I really don't believe there's something behind this question

(this post became longer than I have originally intended, oh well....)

[mangaluva]

I like it to be dark with maybe just a desk lamp on. It makes it easier to see computer or DS screens, but when i'm reading, light is good.

[Commi-Ninja]

Fascinating story.  It really makes me wonder about people sometimes.  "Hey, let's ask all these pointless questions and waste everyone's time!"

Either way, I picked Dark.  I don't mind the light, but I find it easier to concentrate in the dark.  There's a lot less to distract me.

[Kleene Onigiri]

Dark for me too

But not too dark, otherwise I don't see anything
Am I a psycho now too? D:

[Conia]

Dark! 8) ( <-- Sunglasses for dark? xD)

When I'm home, I practically live in the dark, lights are always out.

[Azu]

Light! W/o lights, I can't see anything

[Akonyl]

I have a dim light in my room, but sometimes I wish I could make it a little brighter. But I only have the one lamp and I don't wanna get another lamp just for that. D:

[Kor]

Fascinating story.  It really makes me wonder about people sometimes.  "Hey, let's ask all these pointless questions and waste everyone's time!"

They just try to put a show that they care about the "psychological status" of the recruits, but this is a state with a law that everyone MUST join the army, so it really is idiotic. They only care about psychological issues if a psychiatrist sends them a letter.
The IDF is one of the most disorginized organizations in Israel.
Since I had some medical background (brain tumor was only one of my problems), a bunch of past doctors had to send a letter to the army, because without it, the army couldn't create a profile for me (and the profile is usually supposed to be done after the first time you go there). So what did they do? Every week they sent me a letter that I need to go to the bureau for "medical check in order to build a profile" but every time after waiting four hours outside, they told me "We need your doctors' papers". And it was like 3 times in a row. Eventually I just yelled at some people there (and I wasn't the only one)

[Abs.]

@Kor

If military service is compulsory, why would they even need to ask you psychological assessment questions?  ???


Anyway, in America they ask you things like, "Have you ever done drugs?"  And since (in intelligence anyway, don't know about the rest of the military) if you have it's a disqualifier, the recruiter just tells you to lie when they ask you.  


Voted dark.

[Akonyl]

Anyway, in America they ask you things like, "Have you ever done drugs?"  And since (in intelligence anyway, don't know about the rest of the military) if you have it's a disqualifier, the recruiter just tells you to lie when they ask you.  

drugs isn't an automatic disqualifier, only probably if you're still doing them, or if you did super hard ones.

edit: for intelligence, anyway. Also depending on just how high up you're planning on going.

[Abs.]

No idea.  Just what I've heard.  I suspect it's a case of "we don't want to do the paperwork/legwork."

[Kor]

@Kor

If military service is compulsory, why would they even need to ask you psychological assessment questions?  ???

I have wondered about that as well, so came up with some options:
1) They're board
2) To falsely show that they actually care
3) Because it's a retarded system, in a retarded military
4) They didn't have any more "jobs" for some soldiers, so they inserted this crap.

Funny thing about the drugs though. They ask about drugs only some of the people............now that I think about it, they only ask non-white people.
What they do ask white people? If they ever played D&D..........yep, that was also an odd turn of events in the coversation with her.............apparently the army cared enough to ask me if I ever played D&D............

Option number 3, it is.

[Akonyl]

No idea.  Just what I've heard.  I suspect it's a case of "we don't want to do the paperwork/legwork."

well I mean, if that was the case then it would have been less work to just look at what I told them and say "no" rather than continuing on with the processes.

I mean, not to say that they can't disqualify you, but you can still get through with some on your record.

[Jd-]

Yeah, I know. What the hell is this question......
During high school (usually during eleventh grade), when students need to go to the army's bureau and start the process of joining the army, there is one station in which there is a (usually a) woman who asks you questions. The question of this poll is one of the questions they ask. I suppose there might be some sort of psychological meaning..........but I don't see any. What, if I like to be in the dark, does it mean that I have a "dark personality" and crap like that?
I told that woman that I like to sit in the dark, I like to walk late at night at empty streets with no light and that whenever someone annoys me, I wish for their death.
When she asked me if I have friends, I told her "yes"
When she asked me if I have good friends, I asked her to define what she exactly means.
Then she said "You define what it means"
So I was thinking for a moment and then I said "A good friend is someone who won't tell the police that you killed someone" (well........it's true, right?)
So she "writes" in the paper and then she asked in an uncaring tone "so how many good friends do you have?"
I replied "About two or three, maybe"
Nothing came out of this half an hour idiotic talk. They don't really care what you have to say, they will recruit you anyway. They will recruit even someone who claims he has made a pact with the devil.
So I really don't believe there's something behind this question

(this post became longer than I have originally intended, oh well....)

Spoiler:

[Abs.]

Spoiler:

While that is epic, I'm sure that interviewer was just like, "Great, another guy who thinks he can scare me with his supposedly homicidal tendencies.  Next!"