The rant of an angry mom:
My son sustained a small umbilical hernia at OCS toward the end of the summer. Since this happened during the Marine event, he was told they would pay for it. He has been working with his college in a very disorganized fashion, getting little feedback. This injury has not hampered him in anyway. No discomfort and he has attended all PT and continues to work out on his own. Most recently he was told this may hold him back from commissioning with his class due to the healing timeline. However he has also been told not to see a doctor until he gets approval from BUMED and he is waiting for some forms he must get done so he will be approved to see a civilian doctor for this. The unit secretary has sat on my sons emails and not sent things through and then turned around and acted like she never even knew this had happened. In one email, she blamed him for "letting her forget". I am beyond frustrated and ready just to take him to a civilian doctor and pay for all the deductibles myself. But I don't know if that would cause issues. He is disheartened being told he may not commission with his group and the most recent news is that he may have to go on a leave of absence and not get his scholarship for his last semester of school and also lose his stipend.
How do LOAs work? He says LOAs are not uncommon and that other than the financial considerations it will not prevent him from commissioning, though it may slow him down because of the healing time. he's pretty disheartened about that
My son sustained a small umbilical hernia at OCS toward the end of the summer. Since this happened during the Marine event, he was told they would pay for it. He has been working with his college in a very disorganized fashion, getting little feedback. This injury has not hampered him in anyway. No discomfort and he has attended all PT and continues to work out on his own. Most recently he was told this may hold him back from commissioning with his class due to the healing timeline. However he has also been told not to see a doctor until he gets approval from BUMED and he is waiting for some forms he must get done so he will be approved to see a civilian doctor for this. The unit secretary has sat on my sons emails and not sent things through and then turned around and acted like she never even knew this had happened. In one email, she blamed him for "letting her forget". I am beyond frustrated and ready just to take him to a civilian doctor and pay for all the deductibles myself. But I don't know if that would cause issues. He is disheartened being told he may not commission with his group and the most recent news is that he may have to go on a leave of absence and not get his scholarship for his last semester of school and also lose his stipend.
How do LOAs work? He says LOAs are not uncommon and that other than the financial considerations it will not prevent him from commissioning, though it may slow him down because of the healing time. he's pretty disheartened about that
