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Any word on if the WPBOV will review your case? I was told that if they decide to review my son's case then I will be notified. So far nothing.

West Point Board of Visitors meeting, July 1, 9am-12 EST.

What is odd is that they are making it into an issue now when they never questioned it before. But moreover, they are making it something it is not bc it suits their purpose. It was not considered by DODMERB bc it is a non-issue. My son has no health problems period, from any childhood condition...

What do you mean by petition? As in 'request' or as in a collection of signatures?

He went to dermatologist because of dandruff and itchy scalp. It had zero to do with any childhood condition. He was misdiagnosed out of either ignorance or convenience. A Harvard expert and educator in the disorder who thoroughly examined him, said exactly that and cleared him, saying he was...

I have always been a fighter and taught my three sons to do the same. We fight to the end. even if my son's discharge is not overturned, I want to push back on this unjustified medical separation for the benefit of future cadets.

Wow. So much for saving money on high risk individuals! Unbelievable - and yet not. In a previous post I mentioned the same thing about a liaison and some kind of discharge process to connect medically separated cadets with other colleges so they can finish their education smoothly. And the fact...

It is certainly a very difficult life lesson that things are not always fair and leaders do not always do the right thing. it is frustrating for me to see leaders not abiding by the same Creed they teach the cadets - such as, to do the harder right rather than the easier wrong. My son and I...

My son told me the same. Whether they are truly trying to keep those involved (i.e., football players) in, say, the recent drug overdose incident and, less recently, the cheating scandal, is certainly discussed among cadets (though stated as fact by my son). However, this is the same...

I'm talking about support for INVOLUNTARY separation, when WP medically separates, especially when it's very questionable or against the desire of a cadet. This isn't about hanging tough with the rigors of WP. My son is being wrongfully separated based on a condition he doesn't have. He has been...

It seems to me that WP should have a process for cadets being separated. There should be someone at WP who can work with cadets to get established at other colleges - military focused or not. Perhaps there can be a working relationship between WP and particular universities who are willing to...

Do you know for sure whether a cadet who gets medically separated from WP can serve in the army elsewhere, or is he forever barred from Army service? For example, could my son enlist in the 'real' army (as he calls it), or would they not accept him bc he was medically separated from WP?

Thank you for that info. I'm also thankful that, because my son's tactical officer threw a fit about his being discharged, my son was given permission to finish the semester. He is currently working with a JAG officer, and Congressional and Senate offices. Why the WP Board Of Visitors? What do...

My son was given his separation memo in March saying he was being medically separated because of the skin disorder he had as a child. My son went to a Harvard doctor who specializes in the skin condition he had. This doctor cleared him of any health issues and said he is fully healthy and able...

My son was given his separation memo in March saying he was being medically separated because of the skin disorder he had as a child. My son went to a Harvard doctor who specializes in the skin condition he had. This doctor cleared him of any health issues and said he is fully healthy and able...

The son of a friend of mine injured his hand a few months ago in Officer Candidate School. After the doctor cleared him, the military leaders told him they "don't want to take a chance on him." His dad, like our son, believes the military is simply trying to get rid of officers/candidates bc...

Entirely. The facts are as I stated them. But I know with 100% certainty that God is in control and if he should allow my son to be separated it is for a purpose and plan that we have yet to discover.

NOTHING has changed in his skin or general health. In a previous post, I mentioned how he had gone to the WP dermatologist about itchy scalp which is dandruff shampoo wasn't addressing. That is how this non-issue became an issue. But his itchy scalp is not at all related to his early childhood...