Posted on Aug 13, 2023
Will my son be discharged after passing out in reception and being taken to the hospital?
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My son left 8/8 called me today stating that he passed out yesterday while training and was taken to the hospital on back with his platoon in reception he said he chest was tight and it was hard to breathe. Temp with heat index was 105. I think he might have over pushed himself running. He said he has to sign papers tomorrow and worries he could he be getting discharged because of it. Nothing was said to him about what kind of paperwork. No one in the platoon has received IDs or anything yet. What's your thoughts?
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Let him know to go speak to the IG and see what is going on. IG is the Inspector General. Unless they found something related to his health they should let him know if they did.
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Carrie Latimer
He's still in reception so unfortunately I can't talk to him until he gets his phone call. So I have no idea what is going on
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After your son is medically cleared and discharged from the hospital he will more than likely be returned to training. Depending on how much training he missed, he might have to make up lost training days.
Good luck and hope he is doing well.
Good luck and hope he is doing well.
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SSgt Christophe Murphy
Carrie Latimer Oh ok. I didn’t realize he was that early in the process.
With the Military, no news is good news. If it was bad news you would have most likely heard something by this point.
With the Military, no news is good news. If it was bad news you would have most likely heard something by this point.
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SSgt Christophe Murphy
Carrie Latimer The first several days are a blur. It’s everything from medical, dental, vision, HR paperwork, clothing issue, haircuts, supply issue, initial strength testing, and anything else that pops up. And that’s before you get assigned to a platoon for training. Granted the Army pipeline is different than what I went through the process if relatively the same. But the main theme is that if he were flagged for an issue you would have been contacted.
It’s normal for folks to go down for heat in the summer and it’s even more common for folks to go down during initial processing because when you add in a potentially bad diet before arriving with the heat and with stress it’s not uncommon for somebody to get light headed and light in the knees.
Good luck
It’s normal for folks to go down for heat in the summer and it’s even more common for folks to go down during initial processing because when you add in a potentially bad diet before arriving with the heat and with stress it’s not uncommon for somebody to get light headed and light in the knees.
Good luck
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