One Thing to do Before Child of Military Parents Join the Military

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  • It's get a copy of their medical record for you to review for errors which if left uncorrected, may disqualify them from service.
  • “The number one source of military personnel is military children.”
  • Military children’s medical records are scrutinized much more closely than those coming in from civilian families.
  • Clinicians need to be educated about the how their documentation could affect a child’s ability to join the military later.

  • https://www.militarytimes.com/pay-b...uld-do-before-their-child-joins-the-military/
 
They also need to be honest about their military history. If something is documented then it's probably something a military physician will be able to see.
 
The article raises questions about seeking mental health treatment for your child vs. not in order to preserve the child's chances of military employment. That is a tough decision for military & non-military parents. I can see both sides. Current thinking is to provide medication thru schooling while teaching effective strategies to overcome (ADD/ADHD-types) these conditions without meds, then withdraw the meds. Obviously the meds are the easy part; the strategy part has been in my experience, elusive. The denial belief is strong. The patient feels good when on meds; they don't have a problem (due to the meds working) so why should they have to learn & use strategies...The article mentions the hope that the military continues to evolve it's view towards accepting candidates who have had a mental health condition treated. I'm for that, but we're not there yet.
 
I think you will find that with the advent of inter connectivity of medical records in the future that this “issue” of military children medical records will be a moot point as everyone’s will be just as accessible. The “issue” isn’t even really an issue, if someone is honest then the military is going to request the same records they would screen on a military child. All this does currently is mean a military child can’t lie to get in as much as a non-military child can. If you need to lie to get in, you shouldn’t get in anyway.

I disagree that the military should “evolve” on accepting those with a history of mental health disorders unless that disorder is well known to not recur (either by literature today or advanced knowledge in future studies).

Serving in the military isn’t a right, it isn’t meant for everybody, and it certainly isn’t low stress.
 
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