Requesting Prayers For My Son (Another Update)

He is still there, he has recovered from his injury and is fighting his discharge. He went in on a medical waiver for a condition in his legs (calcium depoists) which when he was injured the docter noticed the bumps and recommened discharge.

 They were going to send him home on a pre existing condition, he argued with  the docs and told them about his waiver and now they are having to send him to a med board. He is still holding out the hope that he can fight this and prove that he is fit to serve although I must confess I just wish it would be over one way or the other.

 It is rough on him as he is stuck in perpetual basic training that never ends and has no confirmed date that it will end. Those who have trained him and trained with him love him and support him, those there who do not know him treat him like the lowest garbage, as the injured are all labeled as quitters and rejects.

 He has had his crutches tossed into bushes, he has had to run on his cast, he has been called every name in the book, he cut grass with scissors for 12 hours in the sun while one guy yelled insults that I cannot post regarding his mother and his father. It goes on pretty much every single day and he has been in this state for 45 days now and it looks like he might be there for at least that long again.

 Please do keep him in your thoughts and prayers, he is tough but this is starting to wear on him, especially the not knowing how long it will continue, it could be weeks, it could be months.

 He asked his commander for advice on how to fight his discharge and was told " you are a piece of $%^# " and told to not open his mouth to his commander again. This guy also is the one who made him look up the word "infirm" and read the definition aloud.

 He was ordered to recite the sick call rangers creed and he refused. Here is the creed:

I am an American Profile.
I am weakly, and a burden to the team.
I serve the hospital and the people who work in it.

I will always be the first
to complain about the mission.
I will easily accept defeat.
I will always quit.
I will be the fallen comrade.

I am always hurt, physically, and/or mentally.
Trained and proficient in filling out the sick call slip.
I will always complain about my arms,
my legs, and anything else wrong with me.

I am on crutches and I am on quarters.
I sit, ready to duck, dodge,
and avoid the PT test
conducted by the Army of the
United States of America

I am a guardian of the clinic and a sorry way of life.

I am an American profile

 But there has also been good things, his drill sgts like him a lot and they talk to him often even though they are not training him anymore, and last weekend the guys all got a base pass and my son was told by the co that he could not go because he was a quitter and a infirm and one of his drill sgts spoke up for him and said " he is not a quitter, he is injured and he wants to be here and he is fighting to stay in" and the co relented and let him go. The guys in his company have told him that the drill sgts use him as an example and as a means to motivate the team in training and of course all the guys still in training take him with them on their passs and they talk to him in the evenings and keep his spirits up.

WOW, I am hoping things work out for him. Must be tough on you knowing what he is going through. Prayers for your son and his family.

I'm sorry he's having to go through this and I have to say I am totally amazed that people are allowed to treat him this way.  Do they think that someone can just walk into a clinic and ask for crutches for no reason and get them? Surely they've seen injured people before and realize that there's a healing process to go through. Or maybe they haven't. In any case, their behavior should NOT be excused or allowed.

Joyce

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I'm sorry he's having to go through this and I have to say I am totally amazed that people are allowed to treat him this way.  Do they think that someone can just walk into a clinic and ask for crutches for no reason and get them? Surely they've seen injured people before and realize that there's a healing process to go through. Or maybe they haven't. In any case, their behavior should NOT be excused or allowed.

yes it angers us, he is with the Infantry and it seems they do not regard anyone who is sick or injured as worthy regardless of how you incurred your injury.

The docs have told our son that he most likely fractured his bone while on a six mile march which he completed, and then he ran two miles on it the next morning and then while running some more the bone popped and he was unable to continue. His actions of course were not smart but that is the infranty way, you do not complain about pain and you just do not quit ever. And regardless of how he was injured or the fact that his bone was broken, those who do not know him continue to treat him as if he was a quitter and a whiner.

 It is very frustrating to us his parents but we are proud of his persaverence through this ordeal and we only hope and pray that is over soon.

dgriego

We are proud of him although I must be honest when he first said today " I have some good news" my heart soared as I thought he was coming home and I could stop suffering the worry about him,

That is the way I would be also. 

In completely different circumstances I have gone thru something that reminds me of this......but it had nothing to do with the military..but a very large corporation that he worked for.  He had been suspended and eventually fired for pretty close to nothing....they were "watching" one of the big people there ( a doctor of all things ) and when the investigation started...they got rid of my son and his boss...and almost destroyed his life. Actually....he still is not the same kid even though he won a law suit against this company and now has a great position at another company. I was in pure agony with him. It is unbelievable that they let this happen to a young college grad that was giving his whole life to this company, working lots of horrid hours, splitting shifts and double shifts. He was climbing the ladder of success and I used to tell him he will be the president of the company one day.   I can not to this day drive by this corporation, the one that he worked at OR any other in other cities or states, without getting a horrible feeling in my stomach.

I wish your family peace.  That is what I had wished that I had for many many months back then.....

Peace to your son..peace to you and your husband.

 We got a letter today from our son. He is going to be able to stay in the Army and continue his training. He is very happy. We do not yet know all the details, only that he will be staying and he will continue in the Infantry.

 Thank you all for your prayers and good thoughts.

I am so very happy for him.

I am so happy for your son since this is what he wants.  I am so sorry that he and you have had to go through the turmoil, but hopefully this will bring strength and wisdom.  My prayers remain for your son and also for you.

I am happy for him. He will be in my thoughts and prayers.

 That's wonderful news; I'm very happy for him.

Not the news you wanted but if your son's desire is to remain then you can only try and be there when he needs you.  I can hardly imagine what this has been like for you and I hope that he can come home, on his own terms, soon.  Thank him for his service to our country.  I'll pray that he stays safe. I won't be praying for his co, what a jerk. 

Well the latest news is good. He is with a company of National Guard and he is the only active duty person in his group. He says the training is a lot easier than in his past company. He was sick with a fever of 104 and he was coughing up blood and as it turns out the blood was due to a burst blood vessel in his throat from all the coughing.

 We spoke to him yesterday and he says he is over the sickness and things are going well.

 I just booked tickets to fly out and see him for his weekend pass in November. My younger son and I will be flying out that weekend and then in December the entire family will go out for his graduation.

 All your thoughts and prayers have been greatly appreciated.

dgriego

Well the latest news is good.

Yes that IS good news!  YAH!

And it will be a nice thing to look forward to....going to see him!

I'm glad that things have worked out the way they have. I know it means more worrying for you, but I know you wanted this for him too. You're going to be beaming with pride at his graduation.