Posted on Jun 2, 2019
Who can I contact for more info on whether my daughter will go back to basic training once she is healed from an injury?
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My daughter left for basic training on April 29, I got a letter from her today stating that she got hurt. They did bone scans and she has stress fractures in left heel, right foot and both knees. She’s very upset saying they are sending her home, she doesn’t want to leave as this has been something she’s wanted to do since she was in rotc in high school. Who can I contact for more info on whether she will go back once she’s healed or to get more info? I’ve gotten no phone calls just that letter. She was in basic training for active duty
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SFC Brian Johnston is this something you can field?
SFC (Join to see) what does this look like from a re-enlistment stand point?
From other Rally Point members posts, in generic terms, if there is a long term medical issue that can not be resolved in a reasonable period of time, the recruit is moved to a medical holding unit to be discharged. The discharge from what I understand is uncharacterized (not honorable, not dishonorable, not other than honorable, just uncharacterized) because of the short service duration and not completing 180days on AD. Depending on medical severity, there will be a Re-entry Code (RE Code) and separation disposition code (three letter code that corresponds to the reason of discharge) on the DD214 that will determine if she can come back in, sometimes requiring a waiver. Sometimes it is not waivable. She will need to see a recruiter and go back through MEPS. I defer to SFC Johnston and SFC Boyd as they are more in tune with what gets done on this end.
Your Daughter is going to have to sort this out. It's her enlistment.
SFC (Join to see) what does this look like from a re-enlistment stand point?
From other Rally Point members posts, in generic terms, if there is a long term medical issue that can not be resolved in a reasonable period of time, the recruit is moved to a medical holding unit to be discharged. The discharge from what I understand is uncharacterized (not honorable, not dishonorable, not other than honorable, just uncharacterized) because of the short service duration and not completing 180days on AD. Depending on medical severity, there will be a Re-entry Code (RE Code) and separation disposition code (three letter code that corresponds to the reason of discharge) on the DD214 that will determine if she can come back in, sometimes requiring a waiver. Sometimes it is not waivable. She will need to see a recruiter and go back through MEPS. I defer to SFC Johnston and SFC Boyd as they are more in tune with what gets done on this end.
Your Daughter is going to have to sort this out. It's her enlistment.
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I hate to say it, but the most common cause of stress fractures in females below 30 is Basic training. She will probably receive an uncharacterized discharge and be able to apply again later with a medical waiver after she has healed. It's a fairly common issue, basic training/boot camp is the leading cause of femur and hip stress fractures in women and causes quite a few in men as well. We live in a very sedentary lifestyle and most of our kids have not grown up carrying heavy loads. But it's also common enough that a medical waiver is very attainable once she is healed.
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Sorry to hear about your daughter and I hope and pray she get well soon. She should inquire before she is sent back home.She will get more direct answers with people that are actively involved with her case, maybe even some type of recommendation letter would help. Good luck to both of you.
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You have to understand this is about the Army being deployable and their budgets...Injures bog down the system....make sure you have copies of all her records...tell her to keep her mouth shut ...anything she says about soreness etc from pre Enlistment can be used against her...maybe she can enter the military via the reserves of another brach..say Air Force or a State Reserve like the...SMR in California.... The army gambled and brought me and a lot other older veterans back into the army in 2002 I was age 46... I had friends that were almost 60 we all ended up at a 100% to over 200% disabled.... We were very expensive soldiers. Same thing goes for your daughter.... somebody now has to decide and it's a bean counter that will do it
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