PMS Did not Reply to Med Update

[USA2025]

AROTC MSIII. A couple days ago I emailed my PMS that I was diagnosed with anxiety and smth else. I told him I’m probably going to start taking medication soon as well since I’m not getting better with therapy.
I’m sure he’s read it… Should I follow up with him in person? Or send a follow up email? This lack of reply makes me nervous and I don’t want to get in trouble for “withholding information”.

 

[GoCubbies]

AROTC MSIII. A couple days ago I emailed my PMS that I was diagnosed with anxiety and smth else. I told him I’m probably going to start taking medication soon as well since I’m not getting better with therapy.
I’m sure he’s read it… Should I follow up with him in person? Or send a follow up email? This lack of reply makes me nervous and I don’t want to get in trouble for “withholding information”.

Give him a few more days. He's probably calling the ROTC brigade or talking to the other cadre in your unit trying to figure out what to do with the information.

 

[Herman_Snerd]

AROTC MSIII. A couple days ago I emailed my PMS that I was diagnosed with anxiety and smth else. I told him I’m probably going to start taking medication soon as well since I’m not getting better with therapy.
I’m sure he’s read it… Should I follow up with him in person? Or send a follow up email? This lack of reply makes me nervous and I don’t want to get in trouble for “withholding information”.

I'll offer a recommendation: tomorrow, check in with your immediate chain of command to confirm the process to report a change in medical status including notifying DODMERB and/or your unit as needed. Certainly do not disclose your medical specifics to anyone - that's protected data/ private. Why would I not wait? Because you may be required within 72 hours (or whatever the deadline is) to not only notify your unit, but file your change in status with DODMERB - I don't know how this works with Army. Do you have a regulations manual that clarifies which official form(s) you need and the process to do so? Ex. DD-Form 2372, DD-2807-1? Recommend you confirm the reporting procedure within your unit.

If you're an MSIII then you're not new to ROTC, and for most questions you would be killing a moquito with a bazooka to engage with the PMS to get process questions answered - often, others can help. I do understand for the actual diagnosis details you want to keep that as sensitive and perhaps PMS or your medical officer only - of course, protect that data - you should - I'm just suggesting you not conflate the process question with the actual processing/ adjudication of your specific situation - and, hustle on this tomorrow so you don't run out of time to be in compliance.

Good luck to you.

 

[GoCubbies]

I'll offer a recommendation: tomorrow, check in with your immediate chain of command to confirm the process to report a change in medical status including notifying DODMERB and/or your unit as needed. Certainly do not disclose your medical specifics to anyone - that's protected data/ private. Why would I not wait? Because you may be required within 72 hours (or whatever the deadline is) to not only notify your unit, but file your change in status with DODMERB - I don't know how this works with Army. Do you have a regulations manual that clarifies which official form(s) you need and the process to do so? Ex. DD-Form 2372, DD-2807-1? Recommend you confirm the reporting procedure within your unit.

If you're an MSIII then you're not new to ROTC, and for most questions you would be killing a moquito with a bazooka to engage with the PMS to get process questions answered - often, others can help. I do understand for the actual diagnosis details you want to keep that as sensitive and perhaps PMS or your medical officer only - of course, protect that data - you should - I'm just suggesting you not conflate the process question with the actual processing/ adjudication of your specific situation - and, hustle on this tomorrow so you don't run out of time to be in compliance.

Good luck to you.

If OP is contracted, then DoDMERB is no longer in the process.

DoDMERB does only accessions exams to contract into ROTC or enter into a SA.

Once an applicant is contracted into ROTC or enters into a SA, then each commissioning source deals with new medical conditions that pop up.

It’s like saying a cadet at West Point breaks his leg. The cadet wouldn’t notify DoDMERB. If he did, then DoDMERB would say you’re no longer ours. USMA has to decide what to do with you.

Likewise, OP, if he’s contracted, is required to report a change in medical condition to his unit leadership. At that point, he’s fulfilled his end of the contract.

The PMS must now inform the command surgeon at cadet command who will make recommendations on what to do.