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Chest pains...sent to ship 5
My SR left for RTC on February 14th. On March 1st I received a phone call that he was admitted to the local hospital for bronchitis. He was released on March 4th and returned to RTC. I again received a phone call on March 7th that he was again admitted to the hospital but now for mono. He remained in the hospital until March 14th or 15th I'm not real sure. He was again sent back to RTC. On Tuesday March 19th I received a phone call that my SR had been moved to seps because they said he had a condition called Costoconchitis (inflamation of cartilage that connects to the ribs causing chest pains). After researching this condition it confuses me how they can determine he has this with everything he was just recovering from. He even at this point is not recovered from mono as this takes weeks after the initial diagnosis and symtoms resolve to fully recover from it. How can they determine this type of condition with both of these other issues lingering out there that are affecting his chest as well??
I'm frustrated with this "process" as now they are telling him they are medically separating him but once he receives a release from his own physician he can go back in 6 months. He doesn't want to come home but doesn't feel he has any options at this point.
Anyone else have any experience with this type of situation?
CW Mom
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Permalink Reply by Angie on
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If you son wants to fight it he should stay in Ship 5..yes he will be here longer, and still be treated as a recruit but he can stay there and fight. Unless he signed the paper work stating he didn't want to fight. If he does get separated, he will have to start the whole process to join over again, and he will need two waivers on top of any others he had. One for being separated from bootcamp and the second for the medical issue they say he has.
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Permalink Reply by CWMom on
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Thank you Angie. I haven't heard from him since his original phone call so I have no idea what is going on right now. I even called his Recruiters office and they seemed confused about his separation. This whole process has been so stressful it's amazing I don't look like I have black eyes from the lack of sleep this is causing.
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Permalink Reply by boiler7879 on
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CW Mom,
It's been about a year since my son was separated from the Navy.....the hard truth is more than likely your son will not win his appeal if he does attempt to appeal his separation, and not likely to get a second chance in 6 months. My son was discharged for an eye condition that he might possibly develop later in life....he too was told that he could reapply with a waiver in 6 months....well think about it....if they'd would have given him a waiver 6 months later why would they just not allow him to stay in to begin with??? I'm so sorry that your son has to go through this whole ordeal, all these poor kids want to do is serve their country and with all the military cutbacks going on any reason they can find to cut someone they do. My son was devastated initially and was determined to go back, once he returned home he realized it was not meant to be....I'm proud to say he's now working for a national investment firm, with his series 7 and 66 as a financial advisor....he still wishes things would have worked out for him with the Navy but knows he can't dwell on it. When your son returns home give him all the support he'll need, love him, make him understand this has nothing to do with him and there is something else out there is this world that he is needed for.....take care!!!!
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Thanks so much for your reply. I have heard similar things about trying to reapply in 6 months. He sounds determined now but we will see how things go when he gets home.
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My son was recently separated for medical reasons as well. He had planned to go into the nuclear field, but since he is unlikely to get a waiver decided not to fight the discharge. He is only 19 so he has options. He was disappointed initially too, but took it as a sign that maybe this wasn't meant to be. It's really hard when this sudden change of direction happens. He was in DEP for 10 months, quit his job, he and his girlfriend broke up (she wasn't too thrilled with his Navy choice) and it was over in a month. I'm just trying to be supportive right now and let him figure things out. Good luck with whatever decision he makes.
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