tuefelhundeniv asked:

I got out of the marine corps reserves in 2005. Two years later I tried to obtain copies of my records from the national record center. My medical files were lost before and a copy was supposedly stored somewhere and later sent to the storage. However they are apparently now missing as well. I was injured twice during duty and Have not been able to get the military to help me like they were supposed to without those records. I already fended off allegations that I stole the records even though the paper trail showed it only passed through the appropriate medical record handlers for our unit. The records and copies have since mysteriously vanished. I also sent a request for dd214 form and found out it was still being held by Head Quarters marine corps. When I got my dd214 I noticed i was missing nearly 3 years of service off my record as well as my issuance of my good conduct medal and my additional training I received. How can I find what happened to my missing medical records or the copies thereof and get the complete dd214 of my records?

GROSVENOR

Johnny J asked:


So based on what everyone has told me, I’m allowed to join the military with a hair transplant scar. The scar is just asthetic and has no effect on my physical ability.

The only thing I am worried about is its not posted on my medical record. My recruiters told me to say “its just a scar from a childhood accident”, but then I feel like I am lying… The recruiters said its not worth the effort to list it because no one cares. But on the other sides, a knowledgable doctor can link this scar back to a hair transplant.

Should I not worry and just say “its a scar from an accident” like my recruiters said or should I demand it to be put on file and request a waiver. What if they dont waiver it and kick me out though? Im excited to join and ship out next month so I dont want to lose my contract…. What should I do?

ANSLEY

marnefirstinfantry asked:


Updated:2007-03-12 13:54:05
Army Surgeon General Forced to Retire
Walter Reed Scandal Claims Another Job
By PAULINE JELINEK
AP
WASHINGTON (March 12) – The Army forced its surgeon general, Lt. Gen. Kevin C. Kiley, to retire, officials said Monday, the third high-level official to lose his job over poor outpatient treatment of wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

Kiley, who headed Walter Reed from 2002 to 2004, has been a lightning rod for criticism over conditions at the Army’s premier medical facility, including during congressional hearings last week. Soldiers and their families have complained about substandard living conditions and bureaucratic delays at the hospital overwhelmed with wounded from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan .

Kiley submitted his retirement request on Sunday, the Army said in a statement.

“We must move quickly to fill this position — this leader will have a key role in moving the way forward in meeting the needs of our wounded warriors,” Acting Secretary of the Army Pete Geren said in an Army statement.

Geren asked Kiley to retire, said a senior defense official speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak on the record. Defense Secretary Robert Gates was not involved in the decision to ask Kiley to retire, the official said.

Kiley’s removal underscored how the fallout over Walter Reed’s shoddy conditions has yet to subside. Instead, the controversy has mushroomed into questions about how wounded soldiers and veterans are treated throughout the medical systems run by the military and the Department of Veterans Affairs and has become a major preoccupation of a Bush administration already struggling to defend the unpopular war in Iraq.

SUSANE

Me asked:

Hi, I am working on a Fathers day gift for my father in law. His father passed more than 20 years ago, and is someone who I consider a hero. He was in the third infantry division during WW2 and served and fought all throughout europe against the Nazi regime. Anyhow when he was alive he rarely spoke about the war because he witnessed many things, that he’d rather not talk about. This fathers day I am compiling a book, and have already requested a copy of his military records, I was wondering if there is anything else anyone can think of to make it extra special. I have seen on t.v. where veterans familys revieve a U.S flag that is folded upon there death is this only if they died while serving? Does anyone know of any registery’s or certificates?

IVES

CorruptionDee asked:


Allow me to elaborate. Back in 2002, when I was 21 years old, I was serving in the US Army. Although stressful at first, I was handling everything just fine until things started to fall apart back home. Obviously, with several traumatic events occurring back home, I started to fall apart, since I was still very young, and stationed far away from home. Like anyone else, I spoke with the post psychologist for advice. I kept seeing him and telling him how I felt, until I was finally given an Honorable discharge after 16 months of service. He was straight forward, and said that he didn’t think the Army life was right for me, because of my acute depression at the time (I never had a history of depression). I agreed and was discharged honorably. The problem is that I was discharged under AR 635-200, Para 5-13, where the narrative on the DD 214 is “Personality Disorder”. To make a long story short, I despise this narrative because not only is it grossly inaccurate, but completely false as well. Just because someone is suffering from depression and can’t cope with the rigid Army lifestyle as well, doesn’t mean there’s something wrong with them. These types of narratives cause people to prejudge you, because the first thing that comes to people’s minds when they hear “personality disorder” is crazy. I’m completely sane, and always have been. I don’t have a shred of depression or disciplinary problems, especially in the civilian world.

People who know me can’t believe the narrative listed on my DD 214, but unfortunately any time you’re in the Army or military and you have depression problems that develop while you’re serving, and they don’t want to med board you, they just classify you as having a personality disorder.

In any case, I’m not here to bash the military as I have had many positive experiences there, but right now I’m trying to get my life on track and join the NYPD. I have completed all of the processes, and although I have had a squeaky clean record my entire life, I always felt as though I was wasting my time during the application process, because once they gain access to my military records, they’re going to take what is said as gospel, and disqualify me without me having a shot to prove myself. I have just seen the NYPD psychologist, and was calm and collective. I told him everything that went on in the military regarding my depression and the cause from my depression, and while it appears as though he was taking my word for it, he’s requesting a copy of my military psych records, before he can “make a decision”. I believe I’m more than qualified, but I can’t help but get the distinct impression that it’s a no-go once he receives the documentation he desires.

My question is, do I even have a shot? Or did I just waste my time. I would never put the military down, or try to steer anyone away from it, but there’s no secret that the military misdiagnoses people on a daily basis. I did my own research on my discharge and found that hundreds of people have the same problem. Thanks in advance and sorry about the length of the post.

DAFFODIL