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The Merry go Round...mom needs advice
Hi, I am brand new to this site and hoping to find some answers. My son went to a recruiter last May, and filled out all the paperwork. He was told the papers would go to Boston (MEPS) and he should call the recruiter back in a few weeks. Well, long story short, he has a benign heart condition and a GED. After several months of contacting his recruiter, he was told the papers were sent to Tennesse to be reviewed by those Drs. 4 months later, TN, lost the paperwork and we resubmitted with an updated cardiac report. The recruiter then told him to call back again in a few weeks. Well, it has been 5 months and still no word from the Drs. in TN. The recruiter has never called my son, and continues to say "call me in a few weeks." My son wants to be a SEAL and is waiting to hear about his future. He will be 18 in July and now is thinking about just going to the Community College. My question is, Is this "round about ride" normal or should he look into a different recruiting office? We only have this one in our state. Why hasn't the Dr given the recruiter an answer? It has been 11 months now. Is this just the Navy's way of not accepting him yet or the Dr's still looking over his medical records? Thank you in advance....
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He has no college yet, but is thinking of starting in Sept. He took his ASVABS and scored 78, so that is not a problem for him. (At least ONE thing is on his side...lol). We have not heard anything about a waiver yet, just all the records from the cardiologist have been sent to TN. Thank you for your responses. I will pass this along to my son...
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I don't know about the medical part but I overheard his my sons recruiter tell someone said that with a GED he will need 18 college credits to be eligible. I would think going to the community college while trying to work out the medical part is a good idea. His recruiter should have told him that, maybe you should look into another recruiter.
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