True crime fans have been intrigued by Jeffrey Dahmer’s gruesome crimes for decades, and now the chilling story is being retold in a new Netflix show.
Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story tells the story of the serial killer’s horrific crimes, as well as important parts of his childhood and early life.
In episode 4, the show briefly mentions Jeffrey Dahmer’s time in the military, saying that he was kicked out after only a few years. But why was Jeffrey Dahmer kicked out of the Army?
When exactly did Jeffrey Dahmer enlist in the military?
Jeffrey Dahmer left Ohio State University a few months before joining the US Army in January 1979. Dahmer went to Ohio State University after graduating high school in May 1978. He wanted to study business, but dropped out after just three months. because he drank too much and got bad grades.
Dahmer joined the US Army in January 1979 at his father’s urging. He trained as a combat medic at Fort Sam Houston in Texas.
In July 1979, Dahmer was sent to Baumholder, West Germany, to serve with the 8th Infantry Division’s 2nd Battalion, 68th Armored Regiment, but Dahmer was discharged from the Army in March 1981 after only two years. service.
What led to Jeffrey Dahmer’s dismissal from the military?
Due to his alcoholism, Dahmer was forced to leave the army. According to reports about Dahmer’s time in the military, he was an “average or slightly above average” soldier in his first year.
But in March 1981, a little more than two years after joining the Army, Dahmer was kicked out because he continued to drink too much and was unfit for the job.
The Army decided that Dahmer’s problems would not affect his civilian life, so he was honorably discharged.
Dahmer’s life after military service
Dahmer moved to Miami, Florida after getting out of the military. There he worked in a delicatessen. In September 1981, Dahmer was evicted from the motel room he was staying in for nonpayment. He then called his father and asked to return to Ohio.
In the following years, Dahmer worked in several different places. He was a phlebotomist at the Blood Plasma Center of Milwaukee for 10 months before being fired. In 1985, Ambrosia Chocolate Factory in Milwaukee hired Dahmer as a mixer.
Two years later, in 1987, Dahmer killed Stephen Twomey. It was the second of his 17 murders and the first of 15 he would commit in just five years.
When the police finally caught Jeffrey Dahmer in 1991, he was sent to Columbia Correctional Institution in Portage, Wisconsin. Christopher Scarver, who was also in prison, beat Dahmer to death November 28, 1994.
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