tell him congratulations..... by taking your advice he just made himself un-hireable by every fire department - police department and government law enforcement agency i know of...... all of those services recruit heavly from the marines and other military branches... ..wait until they hear he didn;t want to go military... (especially not marines...) ....because he was afraid of dying for the "wrong people"....
do you think another firefigher or police officer is going to want him going into a structure fire ... robbery in progrees... or dangerous rescue situation with him? - not knowing whether he will back out.... or chicken out - because the people in danger might be the "wrong people"?.... ......
but don;t worry about it..... maybe it;s different in your part of the country and they will be desperate for help.... or maybe the counsellor can get him a job as a PE instructor... .. or a study hall monitor..... . maybe he can coach girls soccer.... ..i hear the iranians might be looking for a new coach......