Can my son get in trouble if he is told to do things against his med. profile ?

2019-08-16T13:11:38-04:00

Can my son get in trouble if he is told by a Sgt. to do things against his med. profile after a Lt. turned a gun turret while he was mounting a gun sight and it hit him, and he got a concussion?

Response by SFC Ralph E Kelley made Aug 16 at 2019 1:49 PM

2019-08-16T13:49:54-04:00

The thing is you are short information on what his profile is and also what the SGT told him to do. More information please.
For instance can he leave bed to go to the restroom or must he remain in bed (must be specifically stated.

Response by SFC Ralph E Kelley made Aug 16 at 2019 2:11 PM

2019-08-16T14:11:27-04:00

What does the profile say?

Response by SPC Nancy Greene made Aug 16 at 2019 10:20 PM

2019-08-16T22:20:46-04:00

He will cause trouble to HIS body if he violates his medical profile. I encountered this issue during my entire 18 months stationed in Germany. I carried my profile on me at ALL times! When a senior rank (I was only a SP4), an Officer, or any outranking soldier ‘told’, even ordered me to perform a physical movement which I KNEW violated my P-3; I pulled out my paperwork, showed it to the soldier and then inquired as to whether I was actually expected to do what I had been told to do. EVERY TIME this happened, my paperwork prevailed! You can actually get in trouble for violating a P-3. The problem remains with the fact most P-3 soldiers are ‘afraid’ to question a senior ranking soldier. I served in Germany with five female soldiers. Four of my married fellow soldiers/friends became pregnant. Three of these female soldiers had miscarriage because they violated the physical constraints of their pregnancy profiles. I told them they should trust the doctor and show the senior soldier that the order was not safe for pregnancy. Unfortunately, these female soldiers were afraid of getting in trouble for not following an order. You HAVE to advocate for yourself and the doctors who placed THAT physical profile on you. Eventually, the senior soldiers in my unit came to understand I had LEGITIMATE physical limitations! However; these limitations NEVER negatively impacted my job (MOS) performance. I actually received an AAM from an Infantry LTC for my job performance. Please stand your ground without being disrespectful. Otherwise you are risking further injury to yourself and, if your Command wants you out, you CAN get into trouble for violating your profile. Good Luck!

Response by GySgt Kenneth Pepper made Aug 17 at 2019 1:15 PM

2019-08-17T13:15:02-04:00

It seems that as a father you have 2 choices here.
1. Contact your Congressional representative and launch a formal inquiry. Teach them all that your baby boy will not be messed with.
2. Unless he is in real danger, tell the boy to suck it up and do his job.