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Comment by Jo(Bre's mom) Ship 02, DIV 939 on July 10, 2013 at 9:04pm

Hello all...please help...my daughter ended up on crutches first PT test...did xrays...said she was probably going home... off crutches in 5 days still on regular ship. Put back on full duty.. then one week later...this past Monday went for xray results...said her hip is deformed.. told her to go to ship 5 she asked for a waiver.. they told her 10% chance she gets to stay...she had a hearing today at 1400 for final decision to send home ..I have not heard from her! How soon before you find out they are sent to ship 5? Could no news be good news?

Comment by Susan844 (Ship 04 Div 284) on July 9, 2013 at 9:37pm

Hello All! My son went to BC on Wed. June 5th.  On Fri. June 21st he was sent to Ship 5 after learning that his blood sugar was higher than they would like.  He FINALLY saw legal today, Tuesday, July 9th.  He said from this point it can be up to 15 working days from now.  He also mentioned that working days means Mon. through Thurs.  They don't work on Fridays.  He is so ready to come home.  It is not an ideal situation for these former recruits being treated sometimes worse than recruits.  But, as he says, at least he is getting paid.  When we first found out, it was devastating for all.  Now, not so much, because I am not impressed with the bureaucracy of it all at the expense of well-meaning kids' lives, not to mention at the tax payers' expense.  It will be January before my son can get back into school. I have tried to enroll him, but all Fall classes are already wait-listed.  The good news, is that my son has had plenty of time to process this ordeal while there and realizes he is one of many who are going through this.  He is taking the time to rethink his future.  So maybe God does have a plan.  It is just a matter of being patient to see where this all leads us.

Comment by Chantily6971 on July 9, 2013 at 11:38am

Does anyone on here have a family member with last name of Hodge who is in SEPS?  That is my son's closest friend in there.

Comment by Chantily6971 on July 9, 2013 at 11:37am

Mattsmom, can you start one?  I don't know how.  Chiefswife, I still haven't found you on Facebook yet.  But I have some good news to share.  My son is being sent home to CA on a greyhound bus either Thursday or Friday.

Comment by mattsmom on July 8, 2013 at 10:37pm

Hi Yoshi, There were 3 Brian Yensho IIs on FB! Which one is you??

Also, is there a FB group for ship 5? I found it very convenient to keep up with the PIR group I joined on FB. Anyone interested? We could start one if there isn't one already.

Comment by Chantily6971 on July 8, 2013 at 12:36pm

chiefswife, I tried to find you on facebook, what does your profile pic look like?  It won't tell me by location

Comment by mattsmom on July 6, 2013 at 1:33pm

Thank you Angie and Donna C. After I posted my first message this morning, I continued to read through old posts. I found a phone number that someone had posted for Ship 5. I called it and a real person answered the phone!! I gave them my name and son's name, told them how long it had been since we had heard anything and was eventually transferred to someone who got in touch with the officer in charge. Within the hour I got a 5-minute call from my son!!! He is fine but is miserable and hasn't talked to legal in almost 2 weeks. He doesn't know anymore whether he still wants to fight or not. He signed the privacy paperwork a couple of weeks ago so we can get info about him. He's been there 88 days. Don't you just KNOW it will take them 179.9 days to get him out of there!! He said they lost privileges because someone kicked a door. Said he doesn't have supplies to write letters---guess they took that away from him too. He hasn't been able to get on FB in over a week.

Comment by Chantily6971 on July 6, 2013 at 11:23am

Mattsmom, your son is allowed on facebook every few days.  You can send him a message on there whenever you want and he will get it.  Hang in there.  My son is still in there, but he finally got to see legal Wednesday.  If anyone on here wants to be facebook friends with me, friend request me on there: Donna Cummings

Comment by mattsmom on July 6, 2013 at 9:37am

Hello to all of you! I just found out about this group. Reading through some of the posts is like reading my own heart. My son enlisted in September of '12. He told everyone at that time that he had been on meds for ADHD. He had been off meds for at least 1 1/2 years by the time he signed up. Recruiter told him he would be fine, but if it came up at bootcamp to LIE about it and not say anything. Well, at Moment of Truth, my son was scared to death and spoke up about the meds and ADHD. They put him on a "psych watch" but let him continue with training, except for weapons. After a couple of days, they decided he was fine and took him off psych watch. He was scheduled to go to San Antonio for A school and had even been told that after A school he would be assigned to FMF, Fleet Marine Force as medic. He graduated PIR 6-7-13!! He was put in temp housing ship 5 after grad to wait for medical waiver. We got to spend the whole weekend with him! By the following Friday, he called to say that the dr. was telling him his odds of staying in the Navy were very slim. And on the next Monday, he called to say he was being separated. He is still in GL and I haven't heard from him in over a week. Legal hasn't returned our multiple messages since June 25! My heart is absolutely broken for what my son is going through. Seems they are being treated so unfairly and are being humiliated to make matters worse. Do any of you know if the fact that he already graduated will work in his favor? We don't know whether to try to appeal or just try to get him home!

Comment by Deanna on July 5, 2013 at 7:27pm

I haven't been on this site in a while, but July 3 was the 1 year anniversary of my son coming home from ship 5.  It makes me  sad to know that so many have similar stories to mine.  Hard to understand even 1 year later.  My son came home and my worst fears came true, he was arrested for MIP (minor in possession).  Thankfully he was not driving and was able to do a second chance program where you are on probation for 6 months, take a MADD class and some other related classes and pay lots of fees.  If you stay out of trouble you get a clean record.   This kid came from a good home with tons of support, so it has been a rough road for his dad and myself the last year.  A far cry of what I thought the future would hold.  You know, a joyful graduation and the pride of watching your son serve his country.  I am a christian, so even though I don't understand why these things happen I know that God is in control and He has a great plan! 

All this to say,  I know how all you moms feel~  Thanks for listening to my rant!

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