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Thoughts on Anxiety disorders and sailor giving up
My son was diagnosed with an Anxiety disorder after hitting his head on his bunk. I am looking for advice out there from parents/loved ones. He was given the advice that he could re-enlist after 6-12 months, when I spoke to his recruiter, he said that would never happen. He would need to be cleared by a physician with a waiver, then the Navy would have to accept the waiver, which they probably would not do.
I think he isn't willing to fight this diagnoses, one because he is homesick and two, because he believe the advice he received is true. What are your thoughts out there and what is a parent to do? Thanks for any responses.
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Permalink Reply by Navy_Mom (Ship 9 Div 215) on
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The advice I can offer is actually advice I got from this site or the SEPS FB Group and it's this...."they will tell you anything you want to hear, and make all kinds of promises during the SEPS process." But the reality is evident in what we are witnessing right now. The Navy has over enlisted and is continuing to enlist. Ship 17 is at, if not over, capacity filled with hundreds of bright and talented young men & women who gave up their lives at home (cars, jobs, friends) to serve their country. The governments recent budget cuts and sequestration is also another reality which is putting the preasure on all branches of the military to "thin the herd". My son is in SEPS right now for reasons I don't believe to be true, but my advice to him right from the beginning has been "this is not your fault....this is clearly a numbers game". BTW...my son successfully completed bootcamp and graduated with his division on 6-7-2013. He spent over 2 months, as a Sailor, in THU awaiting his orders for Aschool. On 8-21-2013 he was told he was being discharged!
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Permalink Reply by boiler7879 on
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Yes unfortunately this is all a numbers game for the Navy....they recruit and recruit not knowing how many will, actually make it thru bootcamp...and when the numbers exceed their expectations they just start selecting anything they can find to
Discharge....who wouldn't have some anxiety about leaving home and joining the Navy....trying to make it through bootcamp....what you need to do is get your son home and assure him that he is fine, he has a loving family that is there for him and help him move on....this unfortunately was not meant to be...there is something else out there for him....let him know that his country is proud of him. -
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Permalink Reply by Lauren - Ship 11 Div 317 on
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thank you so much for your kind words, that is exactly what we plan to do, now it is just a waiting game to see when he will be able to get home.
I am a bit scared because his younger brother is scheduled to report to the Navy in July 2014, 2 weeks after he graduates, I am not sure I can go through this again! I hope things are different by then!
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a Doctor needs to diagnose PTSD...I would recommend you take her to therapy if she is still having issues.
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I'm sorry to hear your daughter is having these problems. It is not uncommon for separated recruits to be depressed when they get home, especially if they have been planning the Navy for a long time. I think seeing a counselor would be a good idea, if she is willing.
My son isn't depressed, but he is sort of lost about what to do with his life. This is hard for a mom to see :-(
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