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Permalink Reply by ilovelucy on
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We attended our son's official swearing in just a couple of hours before he left for boot camp. This was done at the MEPS station (from where he left). We got some really great pictures and video of this important ceremony.
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Permalink Reply by PATTIE C on
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My son signed a bunch of papers and has an ID card...he doesn't go to boot camp till next June.
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Thanx...i am just worried about him as i do not think he gave the doc his medical record...
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Permalink Reply by TN Navy Mom (Stennis Nuke Mom) on
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If there is ANYTHING wrong now or in the past medically, he MUST talk to the recruiter. It may be something he can get a waiver for. No matter what a recruiter tells him, do NOT let him lie about anything on his paperwork. Sometimes an overzealous recruiter may tell a potential recruit to NOT disclose something, then it's on the recruit not the recruiter. Lie about nothing, omit nothing. My son was injured during bootcamp (knee) and when he went to the Care Unit, initially they wanted to say it was pre-existing BUT with bone scans and MRI, they found it to be a new injury. He was able to stay, complete training and is now in A school.
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Unfortunately i have nothing to say..He lives with his GF who is extremely controlling and has caused him to totally abandon my husband and i...He was shot when he was 14 in the neck and they could not remove the bullet as it is right next to the carotid artery..I was told by the surgeon he should not get MRIs or go through metal detectors and he should probably not go into the military as boot may not be good for him...I gave him the docs report but either they didn't care or he didn't give it to them. Plus he is blind in one eye, he has a heart murmur and IBS with bleeding. Maybe boot isn't that hard in the Navy so they passed him..
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Permalink Reply by Pat (MP) on
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If your son has a heart murmur it should have been detected when he had his medical eval at MEPS. In addition, if he didn't tell them he has IBS, sooner or later they'll find out about that. As for being blind in one eye, not sure how they missed that on an eye exam. If he does happen to enlist without divulging his medical conditions, he won't make it through boot camp & he could possibly be charged with a fraudulent enlistment.
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