^^You know what Goofball, yes I do believe Ted would do that, it sounds so "preposterous" to neglect yourself to the point of being considered unfit for military duty it has the ring of truth to it.
I am not sure Canada would have let him in anyway, we do have standards.
Of course I'm kidding, many people did flee here to avoid Viet Nam, on the one hand I don't blame them on the other hand if I was drafted I would serve.(Grew up on military bases all over the world when I was a kid so we were raised in the culture of the military.)