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My father did not want to be in the Army. But, he couldn’t figure a way to get out of it that would not land him in jail.
Two people he went through basic training did manage it, and my father was always of the “why didn’t I think of that?” school of thought on it.

The first was the best shot in the squad. He beat everyone’s scores every time.
“How are you such a good shot?” the captain in charge of them asked.
“I just picture your face, sir,” the man said, hitting another bulls eye as he did.
The captain sent him home.

The second was a man my father said was name Loobie Davis. (Not sure of the spelling. Loobie doesn’t seem to be a common name.)
My father said he was either the smartest man he ever met or the most stupid and he was never sure.
According to my father Loobie would do exactly what he was told.
When he was told to take his rifle apart for cleaning, the took it totally apart including all the trigger assemblies and such that he could not get back together.
When told to clean everything in the bathroom, the took apart all the fixtures and stalls to get them totally clean.
He would sleep through reveille each morning and the sergeant would come to his bunk and roll him off onto the floor. The instant he hit, he would jump up to attention without any hesitation.
After a week of that, they sent him home.

My father always thought Loobie was faking it and was just playing dumb to get out of being in the Army. But, he had to admit, he wasn’t sure. He could have just been stupid.