prior service ? - J82, it sounds like it doesn't suck to be you,,,, believe me, you would not want to be in the military. I can think of a few hundred reasons why you this was a clear stroke of luck for you. I can't think of any reasons right off hand that this was bad l

Newbie Joined: Jun 18, 2007 Posts: 91

Is there anybody in this forum who has prior military service other then myself and Reno?

Recruit Joined: Sep 14, 2007 Posts: 140

I went halfway through air force boot camp before they caught my asthma. I'm glad I left though. I have a tendency to think, and it clashes with the military.

**Member** Joined: Jul 02, 2007 Posts: 614

i finished basic training at fort benning GA for 11B (combat infantry). i was medically discharged because my recruiter withheld information in relation to me having ADHD. regardless of the fact that it isn't a disqualifying offense, the military frowns upon the withholding of any important information. i was screwed. another recruiter wants to get me back in very badly but i refuse due to what happened to pat tillman and how fubar the government is.

Newbie Joined: Jun 18, 2007 Posts: 91

Johnny82 wrote:

i finished basic training at fort benning GA for 11B (combat infantry). i was medically discharged because my recruiter withheld information in relation to me having ADHD.

you mean you Withheld information on your report of medical history. Recruiters dont fill them out for you at MEPS. I guess you went before a Med200 board aswell? ON your DD214 whats your Character of Service?

19delta cavscout

**Member** Joined: Jul 02, 2007 Posts: 614

i handed over my medical records to my recruiter and he handed them back to me and informed me not to tell anyone. on my DD214 my charecter of serviuce was uncharecterized. i asked them why it was listed as such and the military told me that because i was in under 6 months my service couldn't be listed under any charecterazation. the told me my reason for discharge was "existing injury prior to service". i hope this answers your questions.

Recruit Joined: Sep 14, 2007 Posts: 140

It's the exact same story here. Except my recruiter did a good job of covering his butt. I felt bad for using him, but we both knew there was no evidence to catch him. No one was there at the time you see. So he stayed out of trouble.
If there are prior records, medboard is unnecessary.
At first I was a little disappointed because my ASVAB score was in the mid 90s. I was very well set. But considering present national circumstance, I am now happy to be out.
Also, a few months ago I was paid a visit by a federal agent. They thought there was a chance I was actually a spy. So we had a long talk about what a mission trip to Russia at the overt age of 16 really entails...

Did I still have contacts in Russia? Did I stay in touch with the rest of the team? Who lead the mission and where do they live? Where did I stay, where did I travel, how often did I cough ect...

Newbie Joined: Jun 18, 2007 Posts: 91

Johnny82 wrote:

i handed over my medical records to my recruiter and he handed them back to me and informed me not to tell anyone. on my DD214 my charecter of serviuce was uncharecterized. i asked them why it was listed as such and the military told me that because i was in under 6 months my service couldn't be listed under any charecterazation. the told me my reason for discharge was "existing injury prior to service". i hope this answers your questions.

You never earned your mos?

**Member** Joined: Jul 02, 2007 Posts: 614

i graduated and had orders in hand to go to fort campbell, kentucky and be in the 101st airborne division but then i was notified by my superiors at fort benning that they were processing me out of the army. it sucks to be me sometimes.

Newbie Joined: Jun 14, 2007 Posts: 73

J82, it sounds like it doesn't suck to be you,,,, believe me, you would not want to be in the military. I can think of a few hundred reasons why you this was a clear stroke of luck for you. I can't think of any reasons right off hand that this was bad luck. Just think if you had stayed you could have been GI (government issue), sounds great to be a piece of equipment, owned. Then the military medical team could do you a few favors (I know), and just think if you were really lucky you might have become an umknowing guinea pig in an experiment. If nothing else they would ship you off to a far away land, cause everyone there to want to put a bullet in you, keep you there while they destroy your own country, and probably (if you had especially great timing) you would be left there when a revolt happens back home. Probably left with no support and no way to escape the country you had been left in.

I wish I had had your kind of luck,,,, I would be able to sleep at night. I would be able to walk without the feeling that a knife is stuck in my foot. I would have all my teeth. I would be able to completely turn my head from one side to the other....... Just realize how f*ckin lucky you are. 20 f*cking years of pain now tells me that you are f*ckin lucky.

I suppose the one thing about it all is that despite the pains,,,,, the time in made me sure of one thing,,,,, this government is bad and I will always have enough anger inside to ignore every bit of the pain to fight.

(I don't want to talk about the f*ckin military, only answered because of J82's post)

Long live freedom and people who got enough balls to fight for it.