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My daughter in law was injured in her 4th wk of training.
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Comment by Chipmunk on August 22, 2022 at 9:37pm
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Hi Cathy,
I am reaching out to some other members who might have more information for you than I can share. First of all, since your DIL is over 18, she would have to have you listed on her HIPPA form for you to receive any sort of updated medical information that she does not directly call you with and tell you. Even her mother is going to have a difficult time getting information. It sounds like your DIL called her mom and you are receiving the best information possible.
Here is the group for the RCU unit but it says Ship 4 Div 741, so I can't recall if there is a Ship 2 with the same Div # as well. RCU SHIP 04 DIV 741 - Navy For Moms (ning.com)
I am sorry that I don't have more information for you. If you do have an address to mail to your DIL, now is the proper time to use Sandboxx SANDBOXX APP for letters to BootCamp - Navy For Moms (ning.com) otherwise, DO NOT use it once they leave BC.
I do not have enough up to date information on this situation to reply further. Hopefully, if she is in the RCU, she will be evaluated and helped along to complete her PFT, and will graduate.
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Comment by belovedbyHim on August 23, 2022 at 3:31am
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I am so sorry to hear this. My Sailor did not have this happen and I hope someone who has had a SR in the RCU will chime in but what I can tell you is what I have seen over the last 9years of helping on this page.
She will have a choice to make. She can be sent home to heal and recover but that may make it harder for her to reenlist. She can stay at RTC and Recover, do her PT and resume training. The Navy may make that choice for her based on the injury. I know one SR who was 10 months ( I believe it was that long) at BC. They had stress fractures, had to heal then Covid and multiple exposures kept delaying them.... They chose to stay because they didn't want to start over at step 0.
Sadly there is no one at RTC that you can call. She is an adult and only she can give out her medical information. Her mother may be her point of Contact since her husband is at RTC. Her Mom is the only one who can give you information besides her. It's up to her to call you and share if she chooses. Write her LOTS of words of encouragement. Ask HER if she want's her Husband (Your son) told. She may not want to interrupt his training and he likely will not be permitted to see her till after he completes his training. If you are unsure you can reach out to the Chaplin at RTC and ask for his/her advice. They will KNOW how this unusual situation is handled. This is the first Husband/Wife Team at RTC that I know of that has had a hiccup like this.
She will likely get to call home at least once a week since she is injured and SIQ. She may also be permitted a Care package with items like books and drawing or writing instruments. That will be up to the RDC's on that ship and based on what she is Medically cleared to do. Not knowing the results of the MRI, It may be 6 weeks or 6 months. They are still considered IN TRAINING So DO NOT send anything until you hear from her that was not permitted when she was at RTC. Again, Don't Send anything till you know she's allowed to have it. If she's semi ambulatory they may have her working on paperwork at a desk job while she heals or she may be given other assignments by medical. Try and keep her focused on the goals and striving to overcome this obstacle!! She can recover and become a US Navy Sailor, She just has a bit of rough water to navigate first!
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Comment by Osheatoo2 on August 23, 2022 at 2:16pm
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Hi Cathy, my son is in RCU (recovery unit) with stress fractures (SR Cxxxxxn). I agree with the comments above. To know more any this, there was a post about the stages of RCU that was very helpful... but I don't have the link at hand. It's sometimes a shock to go from every moment scheduled to being in RCU, where time is spent resting (depending on the injury) PT if possible, where a plan for exercises, surgery if necessary or other info is discussed. A counselor comes over Monday-Friday, I believe and is great at discussing most issues. There is an RCU group also, but I can't find that info while I'm in email. Feel free to message me if you'd like more info. Currently he calls me every other Friday, I don't know if it's different for the females though.
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