Word: hulett
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...advances of science have not yet conquered the ancient occupational disease of soldiers: malingering. In a new book, War Medicine (Philosophical Library; $7.50), Lieut. Colonel Albert G. Hulett, U.S.A., takes up not only feigned sickness but the equal problem of feigned good health...
...army, candidates have worked out a rogue's repertory for concealing disabilities. Concealment becomes especially ingenious, says Dr. Hulett, among candidates for West Point, Annapolis, the Air Force and Submarine Service, where physical standards are unusually high. "Even if the examiner discovers a defect, despite the effort to conceal it, a candidate will often argue its insignificance to the point where you will almost be persuaded to delete such from your report. Beware. . . ." Epidemics of concealed ill-health break out whenever army groups prepare to travel. Reason: seasoned soldiers fear nothing more than separation from their comrades...