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Son in the Mental Ward
Can someone please help me understand whta is going on? Our son went to Boot Camp last Tuesday. Arrived in Chicago Wed night. Today his dad gets a call that he is in the mental ward. Apparently he was assigned a job and either wasn't doing it right or the instructors were playing mind games with him. He said he was getting confused as to what to do. They took him by ambulance and are doping him up. He said something tonight about maybe going to Building 15 and possibly being sent back to his division. He is a scared boy and now we are terrified parents. They are telling my child he has a mental illness. Who gave them that right? And just what did they use to determine this?
Someone please help me understand. We do not know who to contact or do we just sit back & wait?
Thanks.
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Permalink Reply by Craig on
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witchie - Who know what the condition your son has, but per your question about "what gives them to right".... The Navy give them the right to diagnose your son. He is under the military medical program. These professional doctors in Psychology have many years of skills of figuring out what is wrong. They use the same test as a civilian psychologist would do.
I know as parents we can't believe in some their actions, but they are correct. These doctors see soooo many recruits and can pin point exactly what is wrong. In the civilian world the doctors just don't have the volume as in the Navy. An example is like getting your wisdom teeth taken out. Would you rather have a civilian doctor that does it once a month, or a doctor that does 30 per day? I would rather have the doctor that does it 30 per day. They know it....
What sucks is as a society we can accept people that have visual physical problems. But when it comes to mental health, people just can't understand it since they can't visually see it. However, both are on the same level. Both are exactly the same. To me, your son was put under a pressure type of test to see how he handles stress. They do this to see if he could handle the Commanding Officer yelling at him to shoot down a missile that is coming towards his ship. Would he locking up an harm his shipmates, or would he handle the pressure and shoot down that missile? Everyone handles stress a different way. This was a test to see how he would react.
My advise is to get your son to sign a HIPAA form so you can legally gain information from the doctor. Your son is an adult and must give you permission to allow them to talk to you.
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Permalink Reply by witchiepoo on
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Thank you. I know they have the right-that was anger talking. I am beginning to realize now why they are putting him under those stressfull situations. I am just very upset because now he thinks he has a mental illness and he thinks he is a failure. I appreciate you answering me.
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Permalink Reply by BunkerQB on
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Did he tell his dad he might be send back to his division? If that is the case, it doesn't look like he is being separated. Here is a group for parents with LOs in Ship 6 but the group has not been very active.
http://www.navyformoms.com/group/ship6sickorinjuredrecruitswaitingt...
However, if he is being send to Ship 5 (formerly Ship 17) then he probably is being separated.
http://www.navyformoms.com/group/ship17moms?
Your son gave the Navy permission to treat him medically when he took his final oath. Your child is no longer a child in the eyes of the Navy. Please remember that. They may always be our babies but they are adults in reality. Your son may not be mature enough to handle the stresses of being in the military. It is not for everyone. It is better to find out now - find a different career path for him. Please let him know that being separated is not equivalent to failure. Help find other doors to open. Good luck to you and your son.
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Thank you.
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He could have a medical issue and the stress of bootcamp has brought it out...they don't play mind games by sending people to the psych ward in an ambulance.
Keep in mind if he does end up seperated due to this, it is for the best. Wouldn't you want to find out now that he can't handle the stress instead of him trying to hurt himself 1000's of miles out in the middle of the ocean on a ship? Just something to think about....
Also no one at bootcamp will be able to tell you what is going on with him, as he is an adult. Unless he gets sept to Ship 5 (seperation ship) and he signs paper work stating they can talk to you.
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My husband just got to speak with our son again. He said he sounded alot better, not drugged like last night and he said he felt better. They are keeping him until Monday then they will reevaluate him. Does this mean there may be a possiblility of themn sending him back to his division?
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Permalink Reply by CaptainFatso on
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Madame, your son is not a failure. He volunteered to do an honorable job. That he has difficulty in meeting the requirements for a moment does not make him a failure... not by any stretch of the imagination.
Failures are what we calling the scum sucking lowlifes throwing bricks at cops in Oakland... that and a few other descriptive terms not uttered in polite e company.
Honorable is what we call a young man who voluntarily takes an oath that could put him in harms way.
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