THU temporary holding unit support needed!!!! 10-9-12 anyone else have their loved one stuck in THU??

[Debbie]

My son is stuck for almost 5 weeks in the THU and we are just hoping and praying the Navy doesn't need 6 months to send him on to A school. They haven't a clue how hard this is on an 18 yr old kid and his family! Frustrating doesn't describe it. Wish they could at least give us an idea when the waiver will be approved or not. My son is being so strong but is also wondering when he will get to move on already!!! Anyone else in the same boat. He tells me there are several waiting with him.

[Diane2707]

How did you know he was in THU?

 

[Debbie]

The Monday after graduation he called me an said they were goin to send him home because he wouldn't be able to go to his contracted job. They questioned their own decision on approving the original waiver. He has seen several military doctors and all his tests are normal so they are reconsidering their original decision. He might get a waiver or they might send him home. We are waiting I hear something .

[Idamom]

I am curious to know if your son is still in THU and what was/is his rate?

[Debbie]

My son has finally been released from THU and has moved on. So proud of him for his patience and determination to get through the 6 weeks of not knowing if he could stay with the Navy or be sent home. To anyone else in this situation, hang in there because good things come to those that wait! Don't quit!!!!

[karis]

Hi Debbie,

So your son graduated and then they decided they may send him home??? That is crazy. My son is being SEP'd and I believe is on Ship 5 where they house THU as well. He is hoping that he will be able to re-enlist but he will probbaly need a waiver as well.

[Debbie]

Yes, my son graduated 9-7-12 and 3 days later told him he couldn't have his Nuke position due to a special waiver needed due to a heart surgery he had 18 years earlier, which was all pre-disclosed to the Navy prior to boot camp. After several military doctors did every test was normal, they concluded he was fit for duty and granted a general waiver which meant Nukes were out but other jobs were available to him. So he could choose a new job or separate. He choose advanced tech field IT and is now in Pensacola after 6 weeks on hold. He is very happy. So sorry ur son is separating. It's like, one door closes and another will open. That's what I told Cody and that's exactly wht happened! Good luck to you and your family!!! Hang in there.

[karis]

I am assuming your son had a heart defect and that was the need for surgury? My daughter (12yrs old) was born with Tretolgy of Fallot. Glad to hear that his heart didn't hold him back from pursueing what he wanted to do. That's great he was able to switch to something else and not have to leave the Navy. 

My son was on ADD meds while in high school and had been off since May. He wasn't hyper just needed help concentrating on things he was bored with like math and science. His recruiter said don't disclose you were on the meds unless you are currently taking them  and he wasn't at the time. So then they found out and said he wasn't off them long enough. He went round and round with them.  they said it was an issue so they gave him an evalutaion in there and he did fine on it. Even though they put him back into a division. (He had been in RCU for an injury.) So they requested his medical records from his dr back home and then they pulled him back out of his division he just got back into and then said he was being sent home.

It is so hard on these kids.this is all he has ever wanted to do was be in the military. Didn't even care what branch. Jobs are so scarece around here especially with just a high school diploma. I hope that he can get back in and they don't code his paperwork with something that will prevent that.

[Debbie]

Yes, Cody had Transposition of the Great Arteries. I read about your daughters condition online. I saw that movie, What The Lord Made. We have a coincidence, I also have a 12 year old daughter. I hope your daughter is doing well now. It seems like they have these heart surgeries down pat now, thank God we live in a time where doctors are doing so well with birth defects in general. I agree with you that it really affects our young men when they are rejected for these trivial reasons. Cody is the same way, lived and breathed the military and felt so awful when they came and told him he might be separated, after all that hard work getting through boot camp. I can't believe they couldn't grant your son a waiver to do something, there are so many jobs. I heard some boys getting sep'd for allergies. Seems so dumb but I guess they have reasons. I wish you the best of luck and tell him to never surrender!

[karis]

Hi Debbie TGA is complicated We have formed a group here in our community of families with children who have a CHD and we raise money for the Childrens Heart Foundation. One or two of our members also has TGA. what my daughter is actually several different defects and thats why they call it TOF. Her TOF is pulmonary atresia and ventricular septal defect. . Yes we are so lucky with the advances they have made in the medical field with heart conditions. She had a valve replacement done earlier this year in the cath lab! We were so relived they could do it there instead of having to open her up again. She is an athlete and that would have put her out of commission for several months. Instead she was down just a couple of days. she is doing great thanks for asking!

My fear is that they won't grant him a waiver if they say he tried to enter fraudulently.That I believe is and RE-4 with no possibility of re-enlistment. I don't know when he goes to see legal but I just hope that they grant him a waiver and he can get back in.