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Comment by Delbert59 Ship 02 Div 931 on June 1, 2012 at 8:25pm

She tells me that it could be 20 days before they send her home.  I am sending her  stuff from the local University so she can start looking at classes to sign up for fall, and possible scholarships.  What kills me is her feeling so worthless and adrift.  She needs to  shake off that and start planning the next phase of her life.  I hope that  course catalogs and  class schedules give her  some feeling of direction and purpose. she is scheduled for a legal "hearing"next Friday.  with nothing else to do until then.

Comment by Delbert59 Ship 02 Div 931 on May 31, 2012 at 9:13pm

Well it looks like she is not going to appeal the diagnosis.  They did  some fairly extensive testing, the diagnosis is sound and there seems to be no appeal available of the diagnosis is correct.  She said that being in ship 5 is the most degrading humiliating part of her life.  The  rdcs took their name tags off their uniforms and they spend most of the time sitting and not having any purpose. 

She is devastated.  She can't  stand the idea of waiting there for  months  to have them eventually say no anyway.   She has a rough schedule   and  doesn't think she will be leaving until the 19th or 20th.

She is 25 and tested really high enough on all the tests that they issued an age waiver for her to join  Nuke school.  I wish she would focus on  her brains and not on the failure of her lungs.  But she feels  as though she has let us down and doesn't want to face her friends and family when she gets back.

She needs counseling and some one to  build her up but it seems that now that she is not useful to the Navy they have no reason to help her.

I am so upset.

Comment by Delbert59 Ship 02 Div 931 on May 30, 2012 at 6:10pm

Help, we received a call  from SR saying she would be discharged  after being diagnosed with asthma?  Can she appeal? What can we do to help?

Comment by Craig on May 30, 2012 at 10:10am

A "ReEnlistment code" of RE-4 means you are not recommended for reenlistment.  Regulations state:  "Individuals with a Navy/Marine/Coast Guard RE Code of "4" are normally not eligible to reenlist in their service, nor join another service."
The discharge code can be given for any amount of reasons.  Suppose you had a bad knee, you would get a RE4 because you can't be used.  Suppose you did drugs, you would get an RE4 also.  Society only focuses on people that did bad things getting an RE4.  It doesn't look at good sailors how got them for other medical reasons.  Heck, if you were gay, you'd get a RE4 before.  If I were a civilian company I would care less if you were gay. 

The applications to enter federal civil service ask if you have military service.  It Does NOT ask you the reason for discharge code nor your reenlistment code.  It also says if you received a honorable discharge.  The civilian world does not want people with OTHs, generals, or Dishonorable discharges.  

So unless he starts talking about his discharge during his interview, then he will be safe.  All he will need to say is "Yes, I served honorably"

Comment by kbfx1 on May 28, 2012 at 7:13pm

does a RE-4 mean you can`t get a civil job? my son got an early entry seperation,for depresion with an RE-4?

Comment by onemoremom on April 28, 2012 at 6:31pm

My son finally moved on to Groton,Ct for BESS after being at THU since Jan 8. Aaaahhh......  it was nice being on here learning from others that these things just take time.

Comment by boiler7879 on April 20, 2012 at 11:16am

Are son's legal appeal was denied...he is coming home a very devastated young man....he was told that he can try again in 6 months with a waiver from MEPS on a condition our optometrist says he does not have and that was never found at MEPS or at an outside optometrist he was taken to there.....so very sad!!! 

thank you for all your support

Comment by shermur (ship 12 div 121) on April 16, 2012 at 9:18pm

Hello...new home for now. SA daughter in THU to await A school orders at Great Lakes.  Medical follow up mishap delayed; so, hopefully by the end of the week, she'll have complete registration done?

Comment by onemoremom on April 5, 2012 at 11:59pm

That is so exciting, CodMansMom! God is always in control.  :)

Comment by CodeMansMom on April 5, 2012 at 11:01pm

So happy! Cody texted me this morning and he fly's out to GC for A school Monday morning. That was really quick for military. God answers prayer!

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