Navy Nukes

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Comment by KS Dad on November 12, 2011 at 7:55am

Hello Mark.

• the Navy has it's own time frame of doing things and it's sometime impossible to understand what that is
• Boot is a time of restricted communications with your sailor and that doesn't change with injury
• in some cases a recruiter can get information that parents can't get
• hurry up and wait is a point of humor that is also so true

I got a call from my Sailor (left on my voice mail on my cell) while he was in boot camp regarding a football injury to his knee. He said the Navy medical department wanted all medical records information on that injury faxed to them immediately. I was thinking the worst that he'd re injured his knee. Fortunately I had a copy of all the physician records at home including the all important Doctors letter that released him for all physical activity.I faxed the documents within the hour.

It turns out that he had not re injured himself. The docs had noted his surgery scar and wanted further information to possibly send him home due to that surgery.

The prompt fax of medical records along with the letter releasing him to full physical use seemed to satisfy the Docs.

My point here is that I did not find out any of the above story until he was in A school for a couple of weeks.

It's your son's duty to serve, it's a parents duty to worry.

Comment by mark hartman on November 11, 2011 at 11:10pm

First of all, HAPPY VETERAN'S DAY TO ALL THAT HAVE SERVED, AND THOSE THAT ARE NOW SERVING!!!
I have a few questions for anyone that can help. My son Justin (09/014) is in basics at Great Lakes. He has an injury which looks like will set him back. We received a letter that he wrote on  Sun Nov. 6, mailed Mon, recvd yesterday- He has a stress fracture in his right leg. He will now have 6-8 weeks physical therapy, and can not graduate with his division (I don't know why he can't participate with the rest of his PIR-???).
At this point, it looks like he will miss Christmas at home (which he was to have), go thru basics again (seems harsh-???), Nuke school will be post-poned (don't know how often they start a new class-???), and wedding date likely delayed due to scheduling.
Worst thing is we never got a phone call (we had been told earlier when we first found out about a "hurt leg" that if it was serious and he needed treatment, they would allow him a "free call home"-???). I just hope we don't have to wait another week for a letter to get to us.
If anyone else from 09/014 gets a call, pls ask if they know anything about his status (if anyone does hear anything, or if you know how this kind of situation has been handled in the past, please feel free to answer here, or send me an email me at- markhartman5@sbcglobal.net).
He says (WRONGLY) that he feels like he has let us down!  Can you imagine??? Does anyone know if we can send recruits a letter by Fed-x, since no mail today, at least he might get it Monday???
I will go by and see if his recruiter knows anything more on Monday, if we still don’t hear from him over the weekend. If anyone does get a phone call from a recruit that knows Justin (tall skinny kid on crutches) please ask them to pass on a message- “We love him and he HAS NOT let us down!”
Thank You to anyone that can answer any of the above!

Comment by Bill on November 10, 2011 at 6:12am

Tampa Bay Ron:  I sent ya a friend req. as I presume you are in Tampa as well.  My son is in MM-A now, and will be flying home to grab his car at Thanksgiving.  Maybe they can share rides/gas/etc at Xmas etc.

Depending on where in the TB area you are, your sailor will be able to come home on liberty vs running a leave chit as we are on edge of 400 mile circle.

Comment by Steven S on November 10, 2011 at 1:47am

I asked my son. Just grad proto Aug. -
He can tell his slpo to schedule an actual appointment instead of sick call in the morning. Or he can schedule it himself and tell his slpo, the
y can't keep him from going.

Now that's from one whos out so he's got bigger nads than he did. Ha. He was sick and on bed rest 4 days during boot so he's been there too. Good luck

Comment by Cheryl on November 9, 2011 at 9:54pm

Soon after arriving at Goose Creek my son developed pneumonia, and at his first visit the medics told him to take mucinex and go back to work. When his fever and pain got unbearable he went back and was diagnosed with pneumonia, so tell him to keep going back. If they do not ever address his issue at all I am not at all sure what he should do. I am not sure what benefits they have at a civilian facility. Tell him to keep going back until they fix it, and if they don't he can go to a hospital if it gets that serious. Tell him to take care of him number one priority. If he is ill and they are not taking care of it, he is not going to perform  the way he needs to in school. They do not baby them there, I personally do not think they get very good medical care at all, but then again you have the ones who will go just because they have the common cold. He can be the best judge, he is the only one who really knows how serious the symptoms that he feels are.

When my son had pneumonia, an officer saw him walking to medical, wearing like winter stuff because his fever was so high and he was freezing. The officer gave him crap because he was wearing that and told him to be man. I would like to kick his butt, haha, because if he had only known I am convinced he would not have said that to my son. At least I hope so.

Just like in the civilian world, if we are told something that we do not think is right, we would seek another opinion. He is the only person who knows how bad he really feels and if they do not address it, and he feels worse, better safe than sorry in my opinion.They have so many stresses while in school and it is only magnified if they are sick during it! I think eventually they will address his medical issue, if he keeps going back. But if they don't and it persists he has other options. 

Comment by John Caporal on November 9, 2011 at 7:38pm

My son has been at Goose Creek since late September following graduation from RTC.  He classed-up shortly after arrival and classes are going well.  The problem is he's been having these recurring sore throats and swollen glands.  He's requested to see a doctor but ends up seeing a medic who does not have the skills to do the right tests.  My son is frustrated, because he continues to feel lousy and does not know how to push his C.O. or whoever the right people are, to get off the dime, and get a doctor involved.

 

Anyone here know what my son should do?  Any advice on what the procedure is to get to see a doctor on the base?

 

 

Comment by Dave King on November 9, 2011 at 2:45pm

My son just got to Goose Creek for A school  MM.  Arrived on Nov. 5.  He is waiting a few weeks to get started as there must not be enough to start a class.  Graduation was awesome and am glad to be able to talk to him instead of writing letters.  I look forward to what is ahead for him and am glad I have this place to get info

Comment by Steven S on November 8, 2011 at 4:02pm

Congrats Mark. My son is there also. USSBN 739 The Nebraska!

Comment by Mark Church on November 8, 2011 at 3:55pm

Our son graduates from Prototype school on Friday, and he just called to say he got his orders and he is going to be stationed in Bangor, WA. on a Ballistic Missile Sub. We are very excited as is he because it is only 4 hours from our home in Salem, OR.. Now hoping I can get the time off of work to fly to New York and then drive home with him to Oregon.

Comment by NukeDad on November 5, 2011 at 11:31am

Think so Tampa Bay Ron.  My son, Trev flew out of OHare this am, bound for Charleston and MM nuke school. His PIR was yesterday, Nov 4th and we've been in quite a whirlwind of too short meetings and goodbyes. Quite the information overload.  Thanks to the USO, at OHare and everywhere, for taking care of our sailors while they're away and in transit. Forgot his most prized pssession, his cell phone, left accidently on the counter, but was able to give him his laptop and camera at the airport.

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