My son spoke with a therapist during COVID and remote schooling. He was asked for a diagnosis, but only provided one for insurance purposes which he stated in additional documentation sent to DoDMERB for a waiver denial appeal. He stated that my son did not present with any symptoms of an adjustment disorder and the diagnosis was solely for insurance purposes. He also stated that my son did not have and should not have the diagnosis, and that "therapy " was supportive. My son's waiver denial appeal was denied, and his LOA and application withdrawn. He wants to reapply next cycle for the fall of 2023 because he wants to serve our country and attend West Point. My question is this: if my son's counselor has stated that my son does not have an adjustment disorder and counseling was supportive only, is there a chance that he will be granted a waiver when he reapplies? Or , is this DQ permanent and therefore he will never be considered for an appointment? I feel responsible and heartbroken for him because I was ignorant at the process and failed in helping him navigate. Attending West Point was his dream.
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These links may help to understand disqualifications and waivers:
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www.operationmilitarykids.org
@MullenLE is the Guru who can give your son the best answers available. He will likely pop up and offer his help to your son.
Military Psychiatric Policies and Discharges - An Introduction for Attorneys and Counselors - Military Law Task Force
[download id=”3494″] (Use the button to download a PDF version of this memo for offline reading/printing.) By Kathleen Gilberd During the course of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, counselors and attorneys have seen increasing numbers of clients with psychological symptoms or diagnoses. In many...
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Military Medical Waiver Guide - Operation Military Kids
The U.S. Armed Forces employ several guidelines to make sure recruits are eligible for service. It's why the military has educational, citizenship, and physical fitness requirements. Additionally, new recruits must pass a medical and dental exam, as well as an observation of their mental health...
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@MullenLE is the Guru who can give your son the best answers available. He will likely pop up and offer his help to your son.
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These links may help to understand disqualifications and waivers:
Military Psychiatric Policies and Discharges - An Introduction for Attorneys and Counselors - Military Law Task Force
[download id=”3494″] (Use the button to download a PDF version of this memo for offline reading/printing.) By Kathleen Gilberd During the course of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, counselors and attorneys have seen increasing numbers of clients with psychological symptoms or diagnoses. In many...
Military Medical Waiver Guide - Operation Military Kids
The U.S. Armed Forces employ several guidelines to make sure recruits are eligible for service. It's why the military has educational, citizenship, and physical fitness requirements. Additionally, new recruits must pass a medical and dental exam, as well as an observation of their mental health...
@MullenLE is the Guru who can give your son the best answers available. He will likely pop up and offer his help to your son.
That link to DODI is the wrong version. The one you linked is for RETENTION and is vastly different than version 1 for appointment, enlistment or induction.
Thank you. He will reapply next year. He’s is not and does not meet the criteria for adjustment disorder, so I will do everything I can do get further documentation for him. He is already preparing physically and getting his letters of rec. he will not give up. In the meantime, he will study engineering at one of the best tech universities in NYS until he can get appointed.
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I believe this is the most up-to-date version of Accession standards for military, indeed different than the Retention standard, a separate reference document.
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Please see the thread below. A similar situation but the timing was different which is one of many, many variables that could result in a different outcome. We reacted similarly to you, wondering if a choice we made in his best interest, would impact his opportunities later in life. Still, we wouldn't have done it differently, as we did what was best for him at the time, and that doesn't change because a particular process sees it differently. More importantly, we had to have faith in a waiver process that is very thorough. Some good advice from parents on this forum helped get us through this moment and so I'm sharing with you here. I hope things work our for your DS.
DQ Advice for Parents
We have responded (assisting our DS as he is under 18) to DODMERB request for information regarding our DS's off and on therapy during elementary, some middle, and briefly in high school. He has now been DQ'd and honestly, we are sick that choices we made for him years ago, are now impacting his...
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I will do better!This was so helpful and informative. Thank you.