Marine Corps

[Agneshead2]

Fortunately, in most cases, the body is able to effectively kill the hepatitis B virus. In fact, most people who are infected virus never develop hepatitis B symptoms, or they develop minor symptoms. In most cases, there are no long-term effects.



For those who do develop long-term hepatitis B (known as chronic hepatitis B), medicines are available. While these medicines will not cure hepatitis B, they may lower virus levels in the body to an undetectable level. Medicine is not recommended for everyone who has a chronic infection.

Why not get him cured up and let him have another go at the USMC? They would admire his determination.

 

[mkdhotrod]

Fortunately, in most cases, the body is able to effectively kill the hepatitis B virus. In fact, most people who are infected virus never develop hepatitis B symptoms, or they develop minor symptoms. In most cases, there are no long-term effects.



For those who do develop long-term hepatitis B (known as chronic hepatitis B), medicines are available. While these medicines will not cure hepatitis B, they may lower virus levels in the body to an undetectable level. Medicine is not recommended for everyone who has a chronic infection.

Why not get him cured up and let him have another go at the USMC? They would admire his determination.

You can't, once you sign the enlistment contract and are medically discharged, you are basically done, for all the branches. He will get a DD214 that says discharged, and everyone will see it. Plus you have to divulge that before he would reenlist that he has no medical problems not listed, if they found out they would kick him out other than honorably under fraudulent enlistment.

 

[atljetmech]

You can't, once you sign the enlistment contract and are medically discharged, you are basically done, for all the branches. He will get a DD214 that says discharged, and everyone will see it. Plus you have to divulge that before he would reenlist that he has no medical problems not listed, if they found out they would kick him out other than honorably under fraudulent enlistment.

Why would he be given a DD214? He was never officially a Marine, just a recruit.
It was my understanding when I went that if you left Parris Island in an "Other than Marine" capacity, it was as if you had never even went in the first place and you wouldn't be invited back regardless.

 

[mkdhotrod]

Why would he be given a DD214? He was never officially a Marine, just a recruit.
It was my understanding when I went that if you left Parris Island in an "Other than Marine" capacity, it was as if you had never even went in the first place and you wouldn't be invited back regardless.

Well, I would think because he was medically discharged they would have to show terms of service whether it was two weeks or two months? I got a DD214 for just Basic, AIT and my additional skill identifier because I was technically 'honorably discharged" from active duty and placed on reserve status. He wasn't a fraudulent enlistment or failure to train/adapt case.

 

[atljetmech]

Well, I would think because he was medically discharged they would have to show terms of service whether it was two weeks or two months? I got a DD214 for just Basic, AIT and my additional skill identifier because I was technically 'honorably discharged" from active duty and placed on reserve status. He wasn't a fraudulent enlistment or failure to train/adapt case.

Interesting. Maybe Howie can confirm.

I'd still like to know why this is in "Stupid Stuff".

 

[Howie]

Fortunately, in most cases, the body is able to effectively kill the hepatitis B virus. In fact, most people who are infected virus never develop hepatitis B symptoms, or they develop minor symptoms. In most cases, there are no long-term effects.



For those who do develop long-term hepatitis B (known as chronic hepatitis B), medicines are available. While these medicines will not cure hepatitis B, they may lower virus levels in the body to an undetectable level. Medicine is not recommended for everyone who has a chronic infection.

Why not get him cured up and let him have another go at the USMC? They would admire his determination.

He went for blood testes today. Unfortunately even if he comes up negative there is a nearly 2 year wait to obtain a waiver to get back in. By then he will have finished two years of school.

 

[Howie]

Interesting. Maybe Howie can confirm.

I'd still like to know why this is in "Stupid Stuff".

He was given a dd214...it states government convenience.....meaning they put him out because they wanted to...he did tell me they walked a young man out in cuffs for lying about a peanut allergy....fraudulent enlistment......they had about 10 cases of what they said were small traces of hep b found in the blood.....one sunburn....one wetting the bed....one glass jaw? and a whole boat load of beligerent conduct cases.

 

[geezer]

My platoon started out with 60...we graduated 19. 41 didn't make it for one reason or another. This was in 1985...

 

[SGTMAJMVJ]

I hope this isn't going to be a bad memory for your son. He had the highest intentions of graduating. I hope he has no ill feelings towards the Corps.

He tried and did not fail. That's what matters.

Sgt. Maj.
USMC 1978-2004

 

[Deleted member 20875]

He went for blood testes today. Unfortunately even if he comes up negative there is a nearly 2 year wait to obtain a waiver to get back in. By then he will have finished two years of school.

Get a degree have him go back in when he is done with Boot camp he can be an officer so thats not a bad thing to wait