Posted on Apr 6, 2018
Should "minor" military dependent mental health records be used to determine eligibility for the dependent if they choose to sign up?
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The Army, Air Force, and Navy have received complaints from military families of potential recruits that were denied service because they received mental health counseling as a minor due to inability to cope with deployments, family issues, PCS, a parent's PTSD, etc. Do you think the military should consider ALL medical records at MEPS to determine eligibility and fitness for service or just those after a certain age?
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This is a tough question I find it ironic that the head shrinks we talk to when we come back from deployments tell us there is no stigma and our careers wont be impacted and then the military turns around and does this (if youre referring to the kid who got denied).
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I don't think the military should have access to ALL mental health records of minors. I think it should be an age limit cut off like it is done for asthma.
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