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Confused Mom and Confused Son
First off, Greetings!! I'm glad to be here and thank you for your sons/daughters service and for their families for everything you do. :)
Here's the story: May of 2009 my oldest son 21 at the time signed for active duty in the Army, which totally confused me, because he had been talking about the Navy for about 3 years. He was scheduled to go to Boot camp August 31st, Sometime between May and August he had a cow (he works for a dairy) kick him in the knee and a couple of months after that he had a cement feed bunk fall on that same leg. Needless to say it was a little swollen. He showed up at MEPS in August and to say the least they sent him back home until November 09. He was still having trouble with his knee in November and they "labeled" him with chronic knee pain and "permnantly medically disqualified" and sent him home. We did have him go and have an MRI on his knee and there is nothing physically wrong with his knee, just really deep tissue bruising. He wasn't completely crushed about this at the time, he figured he would go to college but wasn't exactly sure for what?? He decided on Criminal Justice and started with the University of Phoenix. He found out that school online WASN'T for him, but he is still plugging along with it. The hours at his job he doesn't have time to go to classes at a school. He has been thinking about the service again. He visited the Army recruiter again and he supposedly sent Cody's medical records to MEPS, but that 4-5 weeks ago. As I mentioned before, Cody had talked about the Navy for over 3 years to this point, so he went and talked to the Navy recruiter. The Navy recruiter had put an email into MEPS to ask where Cody's medical information was, to this point (almost 2 weeks) we haven't heard anything back.
So my question is if anybody has any experience with Medical Waivers, please help. Cody is sitting on the sidelines waiting and stressing because he's not sure if he should go and find another job, which he really needs to do if he isn't going to go into the service. Cody does live on his own and is a responsible kid.
His father and I have tried to be very supportive of his decision(s). And I admit I probably have been pushing him too much to go into the service. I have backed completely off from this as I've read in your forum already. If he's not committed to the service then it doesn't matter if I want him to go. He will be the one serving, not me!! Thank you all for this!!!
Thank you all for "listening" to me. If anybody has any advice or suggestions, I'm all ears!
Deanna
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Thanks Hoppi. He kinda has a plan b, but doesn't want to go ahead with it until he knows definately that he can't join. Not sure if he would go Army if they accept his waiver or not. He has a job, which he's had since he was 15. Just getting burned out on farming and milking cows. Thanks for the timeframe. I wasn't sure how long to expect.
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Unfortunately, all branches of the military are getting "bumper" crops of physically healthy recruits. It sounds to me the military is avoiding any future "liability" with Cody's condition. In other words, he's been "black balled".
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That's what I'm afraid of. Its not a lifelong problem. It was an injury and is healed but he will still be labeled or "blackballed". I hate that but totally understand it, I guess.
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From my experience the Navy is not quick with anything, My son has airway restricition when he was 9 and the Navy classified him as having Asthma, we fought this...they had him go take a Pulmonary test with a specialist he passed, they still said he had Asthma. When then informed them that the new rule is before the age of 13 Asthma is not a disqualifer. So they came back that he had ezema and a knee problem. We tried to explain it was when he was a child and it was only a one time visit due to he had what seemed to me a rash inside his elbow and that he did not require follow up and he has never had it again, we also told them his knee hurt and the Doctor just looked at it and said he would grow out of it and no folow up visit or treatment was required he did grow out of it. They had him go to a dermatologist which the report came back that they cannot find any proof he ever had ezema they also requested a letter from our Doctor that his knee was fine. They still denied him, we were then told that they did not have his medical records from our doctor and that they were getting their information from the 2807 form. He also was NEVER seen at MEPS for a physical. So after almost 1 and 1/2 years of this...he is denied....he is so upset, he has always wanted to join the Navy and he did EVERYTHING that was asked of him...we have talked to everyone including our Congressman, but they all seem to take up for each other and no one wants to say anyone did anything wrong....I know that I am having a hard time with this country treating my son they way they did.
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I'm so sorry to hear about this! That is so hard to take when he wanted to serve his country and to get treated that way. I would be having a very hard time with it also. I wish him luck with what ever he chooses to do after all this. Would he be willing to try a different branch of the service?
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