Alcohol Treatment For Veterans
Alcohol Treatment For Veterans
How do I acquire or go about getting an Army waiver for mental discharge?
I was discharged out of the Army in May2010 on a chapter 5-17,mental discharge,I had received an Honorable discharge,and a ReEnlistment code 3. I was discharged under mental conditions (Multi-personality disorder, Impulse disorder,Attention deficit disorder/hyperactivity disorder,Alcohol Abuse) What can I do to enlist back into the military,who do I have to speak with to get some straight answers? I am really eager and content to get back into the army and fight with my fellow brothers and sisters.Will I be able to get back in,in the near future? I’m currently fighting the VA to try and get mdical treatment,and I’m getting no answers on if I can get any type of future going. I have no support from any government agency or local city help. Can somebody please suggest some answers or give me some numbers or emails or some general knowledge to help me out just the slightest bit?
Thank You!
~Army Veteran~
You really didn’t provide enough information. an RE code of 3 WHAT? “Individuals with an RE Code of “3″ can normally reenlist in the Army or another Service, but will probably require a waiver to be processed….Those with an RE Code of “3″ may be allowed to enlist, with a waiver, if they can show that the reason for discharge no longer applies. Such waivers are granted through the individual services through military recruiters”
That comes from: http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/generalinfo/a/dischargeupg_5.htm
Basically, YOU have to prove the condition no longer exists. Time is your best friend there. It has only been 3 or 4 months since you received your discharge, so quite honestly, it is going to be pretty tough to prove that the condition no longer exists in such a short time! If I can be frank, judging from the TONE of your post (you are going a mile a minute), I can practically sense the hyperactivity in your system. If you came in my office as a recruiter and went on like this, you’d have a hard time selling me on it being either an isolated event, incorrect or misdiagnosis, and would have a hard time trying to process a waiver, sorry.
Long story short: the recruiter is the only one that can help you with getting back in. You have to realize, and I want to be honest with you, you are facing some pretty steep odds and it the deck is already stacked against you. Basically, you are doing the dog-paddle in a hurricane. You have an honorable discharge, that is good.
Let’s look at some facts: Having that DD214 classifies you as ‘prior service’ when you walk in a recruiter’s office. The Air Force and Navy are not recruiting any ‘prior service’ applicants at this time. They won’t even process you. You won’t even be able to fill out their paperwork. Won’t happen. A Navy recruiter I know told me he has not processed a prior service applicant in over 2 years. An Air Force recruiter laughed when I was trying to help an air guard member go active (and this was a guard member in good standing, no issues, in an AIR UNIT no less) That recruiter hasn’t been able to work any prior service applicants for 5 years. That leaves the Marines, Coast Guard, or the Army as your only options. The Marines fall under the Department of the Navy, so there is a good chance they follow the Navy’s guidelines. The coast guard? I apologize; I have no idea about their recruiting. They fall under the department of homeland security (NOT the DoD). That leaves the army, the very service that kicked you out (albeit honorably) on a mental discharge. And with so many people fresh out of high school that want to join the army (even they are meeting recruiting goals), you think they are going to give you another chance any time soon? Not likely, sorry.
As for care and what you can get from the VA, it all depends if you were discharged with a service-connected disability, and what percentage you were rated at. Contact the nearest VA hospital for that.
You can ask a recruiter, but I don’t think you are going to like the answer. I think you are done, and you should accept that.
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