Posted on Jun 29, 2019
Looking for some advice. What are the possible outcomes for my situation and is there any way I can fight negative ones?
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I was injured at basic but waited out sick call until after our final training event to say anything. They found stress fractures in my left hip, I was able to graduate, and put on con leave for two months. I returned to post and recommended for WTU, however never attended. The company commander talked me out of (stupid of me in hindsight) and I cleared post to attend OCS. Within a few weeks at OCS, I had sharp pains while running in my hip and a labral tear was found. I was refraded from the course due to medical issues and returned to my reserve unit. I left OCS in April of 2018 and spent well over a year fighting with my reserve unit to get medical attention. I finally have a surgery scheduled in August to repair the tear but am struggling with getting all the bills cleared with DHA-Great Lakes and civilian providers. Any advice on that too would be great. The surgeon said I will eventually be cleared to run but'll it take at least three to four months to even start again. Overall, I am worried that I'll get med boarded, or chaptered out somehow? My 1SG said not to worry and he knows that me not being MOS qualified isn't due to me being a shitbag but an injury. I enlisted June of 2017 and finished basic back in Nov of 2017.
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Get and keep copies of every single paper in your medical file from both military and civilian providers. There are no guarantees but having copies will help.
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CW4 Craig Urban
Thank god I have never been injured. It is like the saying Charlie does not surf. I my day warrant officers techs did not do PT. Except for the aviators. They were lucky to get in 10 hours a week.
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Ok, you are in the reserves which is a WHOLE different ballgame than if you were regular Army. This actually will work to your favor, somewhat. Yeah, you were naive in letting your CO talk you out of it but hindsight and all that.
Basically you REALLY have to be a screw-up to be put out of the reserves, as in the only thing I have ever seen as unit drop a person for was due to UA and even then you are just transferred to IRR. That said, keep everything... EVERYTHING. Document everything.
At some point you will be medically cleared and then you can charge back at OCS. Good thing is, you were dropped from OCS due to a medical condition and not a personal failure. So that may allow you a chance at a second bite at the apple.
My advice would be to bluntly go see your commander and use his or her open door policy.
Basically you REALLY have to be a screw-up to be put out of the reserves, as in the only thing I have ever seen as unit drop a person for was due to UA and even then you are just transferred to IRR. That said, keep everything... EVERYTHING. Document everything.
At some point you will be medically cleared and then you can charge back at OCS. Good thing is, you were dropped from OCS due to a medical condition and not a personal failure. So that may allow you a chance at a second bite at the apple.
My advice would be to bluntly go see your commander and use his or her open door policy.
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One possible outcome is your Reserve or Guard Chief Surgeon can refer you to a medical board. If the prognosis after treatment lasts 12 months or more, or if the lack of progress shows you are going to be non deployable, they will move you along the med board process. Things have changed in the DOD, they are no longer keeping people on the books because they are good troops. Commanders have to answer for every unit members deployability, whether its the Soldiers fault or not. Listen to what your doctoras are telling you, be a compliant patient, especially during recovery and PT. Best of luck to you.
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