Posted on May 29, 2019
So I broke my eardrum and I’m headed to basic training July 29th. Am I going to have a problem at reception?
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Yes, it will be a problem. You need to contact your recruiter about this ASAP. Going by your below response of what "someone" told you, in terms of not saying anything? Bad call on their part. I'll give you a highly likely hypothetical:
You do nothing about this. You report your reception BCT post and begin processing. It's not going to take long for the problem to be noticed and you force marched to Medical where it will be checked out and then the questions flow. By you saying you "broke" your eardrum, I am assuming it ruptured in some way? This will leave scarring that can be measured to a degree as to how long ago it happened and it is not something that goes unnoticed by a person. So this then presents prior knowledge that you did not report, because when you in process one of the many questions they WILL ask is: Has anything changed since you went to MEPS? Failure to report means that at BEST you get yanked from BCT, and get recycled WHEN your eardrum is healed. At worst you get chaptered out of the army and this gets annotated in your file making it harder for you to re-enlist.
You do nothing about this. You report your reception BCT post and begin processing. It's not going to take long for the problem to be noticed and you force marched to Medical where it will be checked out and then the questions flow. By you saying you "broke" your eardrum, I am assuming it ruptured in some way? This will leave scarring that can be measured to a degree as to how long ago it happened and it is not something that goes unnoticed by a person. So this then presents prior knowledge that you did not report, because when you in process one of the many questions they WILL ask is: Has anything changed since you went to MEPS? Failure to report means that at BEST you get yanked from BCT, and get recycled WHEN your eardrum is healed. At worst you get chaptered out of the army and this gets annotated in your file making it harder for you to re-enlist.
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Damn skippy you will have problems at Reception. So, IMHO and best advice: STOP!! DO NOT PASS GO!!! Contact your Recruiter STAT and notify them of the medical situation and also seek medical attention to get it checked out.
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You said this happened at the Recruit Sustainment Program. I take it that is run by recruiters who you attempted to tell? You already have taken your oath. Definitely Be sure to document with your doctors and your recruiter in case of future disabilities. Like one SSG said and you know it should heal and you will be okay but you have had multiple trauma to the eardrum so your doctors need to address that. Good luck!!!!
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What do you mean by "I broke my eardrum"? If you just ruptured your tympanum, it should be healed within a week, or two max.
I got a nasty upper respiratory infection while I was at basic and ended up with two ruptured eardrums. Everything just sounded like I was underwater for a week. It definitely made things a little more difficult, but a ruptured eardrum won't result in any permanent debility.
I got a nasty upper respiratory infection while I was at basic and ended up with two ruptured eardrums. Everything just sounded like I was underwater for a week. It definitely made things a little more difficult, but a ruptured eardrum won't result in any permanent debility.
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Yeah sorry I should use the correct terminology. My left eardrum is ruptured. Just curious if that will stop me from going to basic.
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(Join to see) - I just didn't know if you meant something more serious. How long did it take you to heal last time it happened? In the past, it has only taken me 1-2 weeks for it to heal. Some people on here are acting like it's a big issue, but in my opinion it's no different than having a small cut. As long as you don't have any complications from it and you heal in a couple weeks, I wouldn't mention it... just like I wouldn't call my recruiter every time I got a papercut. If you have issues, then let your recruiter know. If you are asked about it, then don't lie.
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Not to sure how long it took to heal it happened awhile ago but I understand what your saying. Thank you for the feedback! leCPT (Join to see)
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So glad to hear...You do not want this eardrum issue to follow you for life and do not want it to get into your way of having a Military career for cause. So happy that you want to serve in our Military also. I did, (ARMY NURSE CORP) and I have never, ever regretted it. You are going to learn so much about yourself. Congratulations on both decisions!
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Thank you! And fun fact, this is my third time rupturing my eardrum! Not something to be proud of but I know how to take care of the issue like a pro.
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I truly hope you contact your recruiter and avoid major problems. Please heed.Good luck in your future.
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Sounds like you have this handled. Once again Congratulations on deciding to join our the Military. WE need good ppl like yourself to join. Take care of yourself.
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Yep...go to see your community Dr. July 29th is too long for you to not get at least an examination b4 you go to basic.
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I was at RSP( Recruit sustainment Program) it preps you for basic training. We were all at the pool doing water survival training and after the training they let us play handball in the pool. From 3 feet away a kid cocked back and obliterated my ear with the handball(volleyball). I let the people at RSP know about this incident but they just brushed me off.
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I'm sorry friend. Well, like everyone is telling you, your recruiter is your first point if contact in resolving this.
It's not all together surprising to me, stuff like that always happens when military personnel, recruits or not, get together for sports. You'll find that a common saying among Army personnel is that sports PT (things like football, basketball, handball in the pool) is the #1 inury producing event. A study was put out years ago that verified this and thus, units everywhere started to prohibit it. Hope it works out for you.
Let us know either way!
It's not all together surprising to me, stuff like that always happens when military personnel, recruits or not, get together for sports. You'll find that a common saying among Army personnel is that sports PT (things like football, basketball, handball in the pool) is the #1 inury producing event. A study was put out years ago that verified this and thus, units everywhere started to prohibit it. Hope it works out for you.
Let us know either way!
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