son trying to fight getting discharged from boot camp
my son is in week 5 and he just called me saying he was flagged as ADD by taking some test on a computer. Navy then discovered that several years ago he was on medication for ADD. They now are saying he lied during MEPS but when he spoke with the recruiter in the beginning he mentioned that if has not been treated for it and not been on meds for 2 years then he should be fine. Not sure why this is coming up now. Son mentioned he is meeting with legal today to discuss but he was told that if he doesn't fight to stay in they will give him some sort of discharge less than honorable and coded to never be eligible to enlist but if he fights it and doesn't win then he will get Court Martial (UCMJ). Has anyone here experienced this dilemma before? Also, if he is discharged now will they arrange for transportation home or is he responsible to get himself home? Really sad because he had just called on Saturday saying he was so excited that he finally was getting it and was doing well and looking forward to graduation.
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Permalink Reply by Brett Morgan on
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Michael, I'm so sorry to hear this. My youngest boy has struggled with ADD his whole life. I can't advise you on how this particular situation will work out but there are many individuals on this site that can. Hang in there and know that we are pulling for you and your son.
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Permalink Reply by Kathy Wright on
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Michael, so sorry to read about this. I hope it can turn around for him when talks to legal. I am hoping for the best for him.
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Permalink Reply by Navy Dads Co-Admin Tom on
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Mike....here is the current policy regarding ADD. I don't know your Son's details...
Uniformed Policy
Generally, all branches of service should follow DOD Directive 6130.3, "Medical Standards for Appointment, Enlistment or Induction in the Military Services." According to the policy, you might be able to join if you haven't taken more than one dose of medication for the disorder daily, or haven't been prescribed medication more than "24 cumulative months" after you turned 14. You must also prove that, after age 14, you maintained a 2.0 grade point average during times you weren't taking medication. If you followed an individualized education plan in public school, you must show that it stopped prior to age 14. You must have no history of comorbid mental disorders.
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Join this group....Ship 5 for further information...
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Permalink Reply by Jim Williamson on
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Does the military still do Entry Level Seperations? But they get you on the reenlistment codes..like an RE 1 is under Honorable..RE 3f means you have to wait 6 months to reenlist but you have to get a waiver for whatever your problem was...and RE4 is you can never go back in...that means any branch of the service. Don't you have to serve over a certain amount of days to get an actual discharge? I don't think boot camp is long enough to get an actual discharge.....correct me if I'm wrong.....
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Recruits who serve in the Navy less than 180 days are typically separated with a characterization of “Entry Level Separation (Uncharacterized).
James A Williamson said:Does the military still do Entry Level Seperations? But they get you on the reenlistment codes..like an RE 1 is under Honorable..RE 3f means you have to wait 6 months to reenlist but you have to get a waiver for whatever your problem was...and RE4 is you can never go back in...that means any branch of the service. Don't you have to serve over a certain amount of days to get an actual discharge? I don't think boot camp is long enough to get an actual discharge.....correct me if I'm wrong.....
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Navy Dads Co-Admin Tom said:Join this group....Ship 5 for further information...
http://www.navydads.com/group/ship5formerlyship17
Ship 5 group was full of the information I needed.... Thank you so much.
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