HeatherDietrick
March 9th, 2007, 03:49 PM
ok this turned out to be really long, but im looking everywhere for answers to all of this... Thank you in advance for anyone who takes the time to read this/answer it/or at least try to point me in the right direction :D
I have a questions on behalf of my fiance (Jeremy)...
He is currently Active Duty Army. During his first month serving in Iraq he caught shrapnel in his upper thigh. He underwent surgery immediately but they did not remove it in the Kuwait Hospital, but several surgeons agreed he needed additional surgery. They prepared him to go to Germany to have the surgery and recover but at the last possible moment someone (sorry cant remember who it was... not a doctor) took him off the plane and sent him back to Iraq on active duty for the remainder of his tour. (Needless to say he was heavily medicated and in pain everyday to where he couldnt perform his duties, but made to stay there) Now that hes home he has seen more then one doctor for consult on this. His doctor said that he reccommends the surgery but wanted a second opinon. Jeremy got the second opinon and he said that he could get the surgery if he and his doctor agreed, but wasnt going to recommend it as that he NEEDS it. The second doctor is instead recommending him for Medical Board Evaluation to be medically discharged. His other medical problem goes back to Basic Training... on the same leg as the shrapnel wound he has a bad knee. I dont know exactly whats all wrong with it, but I guess right at the end of Basic it gave out on him and he has had some trouble with it ever since (its not like a prior problem, he was a soccer player for many years and never had any problems with his legs or knees).
He has talked to people that came from Active National Guard to Active Army. They have suggested to him that when he gets out to enlist in National Guard and try to get into an "Active Slot"
....now my questions are...
Can he be disabled and enlist in the National Guard?
He is a 63J (63J10 now is what its been renamed to after merging a few MOS's) basically a mechanic, he rather be in computer science and only missed qualifying on his ASVAB by a few points, due to rushing through it...
IF he CAN enlist can he retrain to a different MOS? (it would be less straining on his disability anyway)
If he gets disability from the Army on a monthly basis if he goes NG I could understand him waiving his monthly disability pay while he is Active NG but does that mean that he waives it completely? (like never get it again even later when he decides to get out)
In that case he was told for his disability he could get it monthly or a onetime lump sum payment... if he took the lump sum payment and then is able to go Active NG does he loose the right to that payment... would he have to repay it?
IF ANYONE CAN EVEN POINT ME IN TEH RIGHT DIRECTION TO GETTING THESE QUESTIONS ANSWERED IT WOULD BE A GREAT HELP...
I have a questions on behalf of my fiance (Jeremy)...
He is currently Active Duty Army. During his first month serving in Iraq he caught shrapnel in his upper thigh. He underwent surgery immediately but they did not remove it in the Kuwait Hospital, but several surgeons agreed he needed additional surgery. They prepared him to go to Germany to have the surgery and recover but at the last possible moment someone (sorry cant remember who it was... not a doctor) took him off the plane and sent him back to Iraq on active duty for the remainder of his tour. (Needless to say he was heavily medicated and in pain everyday to where he couldnt perform his duties, but made to stay there) Now that hes home he has seen more then one doctor for consult on this. His doctor said that he reccommends the surgery but wanted a second opinon. Jeremy got the second opinon and he said that he could get the surgery if he and his doctor agreed, but wasnt going to recommend it as that he NEEDS it. The second doctor is instead recommending him for Medical Board Evaluation to be medically discharged. His other medical problem goes back to Basic Training... on the same leg as the shrapnel wound he has a bad knee. I dont know exactly whats all wrong with it, but I guess right at the end of Basic it gave out on him and he has had some trouble with it ever since (its not like a prior problem, he was a soccer player for many years and never had any problems with his legs or knees).
He has talked to people that came from Active National Guard to Active Army. They have suggested to him that when he gets out to enlist in National Guard and try to get into an "Active Slot"
....now my questions are...
Can he be disabled and enlist in the National Guard?
He is a 63J (63J10 now is what its been renamed to after merging a few MOS's) basically a mechanic, he rather be in computer science and only missed qualifying on his ASVAB by a few points, due to rushing through it...
IF he CAN enlist can he retrain to a different MOS? (it would be less straining on his disability anyway)
If he gets disability from the Army on a monthly basis if he goes NG I could understand him waiving his monthly disability pay while he is Active NG but does that mean that he waives it completely? (like never get it again even later when he decides to get out)
In that case he was told for his disability he could get it monthly or a onetime lump sum payment... if he took the lump sum payment and then is able to go Active NG does he loose the right to that payment... would he have to repay it?
IF ANYONE CAN EVEN POINT ME IN TEH RIGHT DIRECTION TO GETTING THESE QUESTIONS ANSWERED IT WOULD BE A GREAT HELP...