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I suffered an injury about 6 months ago, right out if AIT. Went to doc, tried all the meds. Went to phys thpy, did all the exercises. No improvement, based on the injury it cant be surgically fixed, so my PCP said he was putting in a recommendation for Chapter 15-7, a quicker type of medical discharge. I have gained weight since being on a nearly deadmans profile for 6 months straight. I get back from doc and Cdr talks to me, says he doesnt really want to push the chapter, he wants me to lose weight bc he thinks itll help the injury. I got this injury 25lbs ago, it didnt get better when i was lighter. So, naturally they taped me and I failed, abcp program. Ive been eating decent and hitting gym doing what I can, havent lost weight. Next taping is next week and i may fail it again. I feel like I'm being set up for discharge through tape fail. People treat me like garbage bc im constantly a profile, im on remedial so i dont see my family from like 0500-1800 daily, my relationship is stressed, my wife is depressed not knowing if we are staying or going, there was a bout of infidelity on her part due to depression and a "comforting guy", hes a damn sgt in my company... we have been fixing that. My point is I need to know how to get the Cdr to push my medical chapter so I can get us out of here to somewhere where my value isnt dependent on my PT abilities, I can kick this situational depression, and my family can be happy again. My experience has been cancerous to myself and my family, not everyones typical experience, but certainly my own.
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No one is setting you up to fail tape, your body weight and fat is the one thing you can control in the Army. There are dieticians available to you, eating log apps, etc. If your activity level drops, your calorie intake needs to as well. This is well established repeatedly through decades of research.
Your command can't move you because you're on profile. You're medically non deployable. If you are unable to deploy, then you must separate from the Army. If you are unable to recover within a given time period, then you must be separated. As you said, you've done the treatments and only gained weight as a result. It's not even in the commanders hands at that point, there are multiple policies that require you be separated at this point. Your main concern now should be focusing on which one allows you to retain the most benefits and coordinating your follow on care with the VA.
Your command can't move you because you're on profile. You're medically non deployable. If you are unable to deploy, then you must separate from the Army. If you are unable to recover within a given time period, then you must be separated. As you said, you've done the treatments and only gained weight as a result. It's not even in the commanders hands at that point, there are multiple policies that require you be separated at this point. Your main concern now should be focusing on which one allows you to retain the most benefits and coordinating your follow on care with the VA.
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