Editing Jeffrey Dahmer (section)

===College and Army service===
Six weeks after the murder of Hicks, Dahmer's father and his fiancée returned to his home, where they discovered Dahmer living alone. That August, Dahmer enrolled at [[Ohio State University]] (OSU), hoping to major in business.{{sfn|Dvorchak|Holewa|1992|p=46}} Dahmer's sole term at OSU was completely unproductive, largely because of his persistent alcohol abuse.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6984058/the-akron-beacon-journal|title=Dahmer Chronicles: A Prom, A Seance, and A Victim|access-date=February 19, 2022|newspaper=[[The Akron Beacon Journal]]|date=August 11, 1991|archive-date=February 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219170221/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6984058/the-akron-beacon-journal|url-status=live}}</ref> He received failing grades in Introduction to Anthropology, Classical Civilizations, and Administrative Science. The only course Dahmer was successful at was Riflery, where he received a B− grade. His overall [[Grade point average|GPA]] was 0.45/4.0.{{sfn|Dahmer|1994|p=105}}{{sfn|Dahmer|1994|pp=103–104}} On one occasion, Lionel paid a surprise visit to his son, only to find his dormitory room strewn with empty liquor bottles. Despite his father having paid in advance for the second term, Dahmer dropped out of OSU after just three months.{{sfn|Norris|1992|p=104}}
[[File:Jeffrey L. Dahmer during his army deployment to Baumholder, West Germany in 1979.jpg|thumb|Dahmer, pictured in [[West Germany]] in 1979. His off-duty drinking caused him to be deemed unsuitable for military service in 1981.]]
In January 1979, on his father's urging, Dahmer enlisted in the [[United States Army]].{{sfn|Norris|1992|p=105}}{{sfn|Dahmer|1994|p=107}} He underwent basic training at [[Fort McClellan]] in [[Anniston, Alabama]], before training as a medical specialist at [[Fort Sam Houston]] in [[San Antonio]], Texas. He was occasionally reprimanded for intoxication while stationed at Fort Sam Houston. On one occasion, an instance of insubordination resulted in his entire platoon being punished, earning Dahmer a severe beating from his fellow recruits.{{sfn|Masters|1993|p=74}}

On July 13, 1979, Dahmer was deployed to [[Baumholder]], West Germany, where he served as a [[combat medic]] in the [[68th Armor Regiment|2nd Battalion, 68th Armored Regiment]], [[8th Infantry Division (United States)|8th Infantry Division]].<ref name="Medicine"/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.deseret.com/1991/7/28/18933288/killer-remembered-as-a-wimp |title=Killer Remembered As a 'Wimp' |newspaper=[[Deseret News]] |date=July 28, 1991 |access-date=July 6, 2021 |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184436/https://www.deseret.com/1991/7/28/18933288/killer-remembered-as-a-wimp |url-status=live}}</ref> According to published reports, in Dahmer's first year of service, he was an "average or slightly above average" soldier.{{sfn|Norris|1992|p=108}}{{sfn|Dahmer|1994|pp=108–109}}{{refn|group=n|Two soldiers have since claimed to have been raped by Dahmer while in the Army. In 2010, one stated that Dahmer had repeatedly raped him over a 17-month period while they were both stationed at Baumholder, while another soldier believes Dahmer drugged and raped him inside an [[armored personnel carrier]] in 1979.<ref>{{cite news|first=David|last=Usborne|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/soldiers-sexual-abuse-and-the-serial-killer-the-us-military-s-secret-sexual-assaults-8679271.html|title=Soldiers, Sexual Abuse – and the Serial Killer: The US Military's Secret Sexual Assaults|work=[[The Independent]]|date=June 28, 2013|access-date=November 4, 2017|archive-date=October 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018000354/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/soldiers-sexual-abuse-and-the-serial-killer-the-us-military-s-secret-sexual-assaults-8679271.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|first1=Jennifer|last1=Freyd|first2=Pamela|last2=Birrell|title=Blind to Betrayal: Why We Fool Ourselves We Aren't Being Fooled|publisher=Turner Publishing|location=Nashville, Tennessee|date=2013|isbn=978-0-470-60440-3|page=40}}</ref> However, in numerous interviews following his 1991 arrest, Dahmer stated to both police and [[psychiatrist]]s he did not sexually assault or engage in willing homosexual relations while stationed in West Germany.{{sfn|Campbell|p=21}}}}

Owing to Dahmer's alcohol abuse, his performance deteriorated, and, in March 1981, he was deemed unsuitable for military service and was later discharged from the Army.{{sfn|Dahmer|1994|pp=110–111}} He received an [[honorable discharge]], as his superiors did not believe that any problems Dahmer had in the Army would be applicable to civilian life.{{sfn|Masters|1993|p=78}}

On March 24, 1981, Dahmer was sent to [[Fort Jackson (South Carolina)|Fort Jackson]], South Carolina, for [[debriefing]] and provided with a plane ticket to travel anywhere in the country. Dahmer later told police he felt he could not return home to face his father, so he opted to travel to [[Miami Beach, Florida]], both because he was "tired of the cold"<ref name="adamWalsh">{{cite web |url=http://www.wisn.com/news/10903529/detail.html |title=Did Dahmer Have One More Victim? |work=The Milwaukee Channel |access-date=February 5, 2007 |date=February 1, 2007 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222031507/http://www.wisn.com/news/10903529/detail.html |archive-date=February 22, 2012}}</ref> and in an attempt to live by his own means. In Florida, Dahmer found a job at a delicatessen and rented a room in a nearby motel. He spent most of his salary on alcohol and was soon evicted from the motel for non-payment.<ref name="Acrimony" /> Dahmer initially spent his evenings on the beach as he continued to work at the sandwich shop until phoning his father and asking to return to Ohio in September of the same year.{{sfn|Masters|1993|p=80}}