What happens if you get sick in Navy boot camp? Will they send you home or wait til you are better then send you back to training?

Charlie Evans — Thu, 05 Sep 2019 04:35:22 -0400

What happens if you get sick in navy bootcamp (flu, cold , upper respiratory infection etc) will they send you home or wait til you are better then send you back to training or how does that work?

Response by CSM Darieus ZaGara made Sep 5 at 2019 5:00 AM

CSM Darieus ZaGara — Thu, 05 Sep 2019 05:00:22 -0400

All service boot camps will recycle trainees who are on a temporary profile provided they have missed too much training to graduate. Recycle means that they are placed in the next starting class. They usually do not send them home, they will work around the training environment until there new session begins.

Response by WO1 Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 5 at 2019 6:02 AM

WO1 Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 05 Sep 2019 06:02:36 -0400

For Army, and i assume all services, it just depends on the severity of the illness. We had dudes who would break bones and they would be "on-hold" until healed and recycled to finished training. If it ends up being (hopefully not) a chronic problem with a more significant medical issue that would prevent them from serving then they would go through the steps of discharging the individual.

Response by SGT Javier Silva made Sep 5 at 2019 10:02 AM

SGT Javier Silva — Thu, 05 Sep 2019 10:02:07 -0400

First, you'll get sent to sick call with your med chit. If the medical personnel determine that you are to be in a LIMDU status, your training will continue with a reduction in the actual physical activity that you are required to do - i.e. you may be required to continue classroom training, but not PT. If the medical personnel determine that you are not allowed to train, you will be given some time to rest and get better. If you miss too much training, you will be recycled to the next division that comes through, and will be required to repeat any not completed satisfactorily. If the medical team determines that you should not longer be in, a medical discharge will be started.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 6 at 2019 1:38 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 06 Sep 2019 01:38:01 -0400

They'll give you Motrin, a ZPack and tell you to drink water. If you aren't in the hospital you're usually training.

Response by PO1 Terry Van Ausdall made Sep 7 at 2019 12:45 AM

PO1 Terry Van Ausdall — Sat, 07 Sep 2019 00:45:08 -0400

When I read this, I had to laugh... Everyone gets sick in boot camp with all of the shots and you would have to be practically near death to get pulled out. In boot camp I had pneumonia and a 105f fever. After having to convince the company commander that I was not pretending, I went to after hours medical where they just had me drink enough ice water to get my temp down then sent me back to my barracks.