Anyone seen someone else or been through the med board process in initial entry training?

2017-05-01T12:43:08-04:00

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/articles/parris-island-purgatory
Saw that article today. Reminded me of a guy from OSUT who had bad scoliosis--should never have been let in--and his experience mirrors what was in the article. Eventually, he went AWOL after being told it would take 9 months to get out. He got a civilian lawyer, turned himself in, returned, but got out within a couple weeks.

parris-island-purgatory

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made May 1 at 2017 1:41 PM

2017-05-01T13:41:12-04:00

That seems exceptionally long. I was assigned to the wounded warrior battalion at Ft. Hood back in 2008, and we had an AIT troop come in who should not have been assigned to us. But once we accepted that troop we were stuck with them and had to run them thru the medical process but even then I don't think we had anyone trying to med out for 2 years.

Response by SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member made May 1 at 2017 2:16 PM

2017-05-01T14:16:03-04:00

Wow, that's crazy!
I knew one guy in AIT who was fighting a med board and had been at AIT/Fort Eustis for over a year when I got there. He was still there when I graduated 17 1/2 weeks later.

The Med Board process here at Fort Bragg is 12-18 months, a lot more than the standard of 9-12 months. I was trying to get a PEB, but after hearing that I'd probably have to extend just to complete it, I figured I would just tough it out till November.

They need to let those guys go home. Keeping them there in a "grey" status is just cruel.