There was no Army board for his Entry Level Separation.  The guy just could not cut the mustard.  Claiming mental health or just refusal to train would have a person sent to 7West, the mental health section of the hospital at Jackson for evaluation, where people are pretty much rubber stamped at (1) getting recycled or (2) getting sent home with the send option more likely.  During that time frame (2008) it was and still is quicker to separate the individual and send them home, with only paperwork releasing them from further commitment to the 8 year military service obligation contract they had signed; no DD214, no benefits, just sent home.