Saturday, July 16, 2011
Forced Medical Reclass?
I am in the Michigan Army National Guard and I just graduated basic training. In week 7 of bct I fractured my pelvis. I was able to graduate and then following graduation I went home for 30 days on Convelesent leave to have some healing time before AIT. My MOS is 68W (combat medic). After the 30 days I had to go back to Fort Jackson to be outprocessed but first I had to see a physical therapist to get my return to duty orders. They gave me a perment profile (6 months no running) BUT said I was ok to go to Fort Sam Houston for AIT.... when I arrived at Fort Sam and showed the sergeants my profile they immediatley said there's no way i could do medic training and I would have to reclass... The sergeant also gave me a counseling statment stating that I have violated my MOS obligations and when I went to see the National Guard Leasion they said that because I violated my MOS obligations that I won't get to have a choice as to what my new MOS is...I've been told that that is not true though. And I'm not sure how they can say I violated my obligations considering I got injured during bct doing what I was told to do...thier response was "well its not our fault." I've been talking to other soldiers here at AIT and some say I will be a holdover for a long time, anywhere between 3-12 months. I really need some advice, I feel like I'm being messed with and I won't allow them to do that. I feel I should have say in my new MOS and I couldn't imagine being a holdover for that long...Any advice would be much appreciated...Should I talk to JAG? I'm just looking for any information as possible. Also my battle buddy here is in the exact situation with me, we went to bct together and have the same stress fracture and are together here at AIT, only difference is that she is Active First National Guard so she is being processed as active. Thanks.
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