PFC Private RallyPoint Member 6746677 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div> 2021-02-14T14:37:19-05:00 PFC Private RallyPoint Member 6746677

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2021-02-14T14:37:19-05:00 2021-02-14T14:37:19-05:00 SSgt Christophe Murphy 6746750

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Medical Boards have the job of evaluating the injury/illness/condition that put you on the board. You will get medically screened and their job is to determine whether you are fit for duty and if not if the injury is worthy of medical separation or medical retirement (30%+).<br /><br />If you disagree with the determination set forth by the Med Board there is an appeals process. But to answer your question, yes they have the ability to recommend separation/retirement depending on the specifics.<br /><br />I was medically retired in 2012. It happens to the best of us sometimes. The biggest thing you need to is look inside and have a heart to heart with yourself. If you want to stay in you should work for it but if you can&#39;t physically do the job they won&#39;t make excuses for you. But if the medical issue is severe enough you may need to come to terms with the reality of it. Don&#39;t let it define you if you get separated or retired. It&#39;s not the end of the world

2021-02-14T15:03:51-05:00 2021-02-14T15:03:51-05:00 MAJ Ken Landgren 6746775

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>If they deem u r unfit physically or mentally then you will be boarded to remove you from the service. The process starts with a permanent profile indicating this. That is the objective you need to find out. If that is the case then get back with us and we can paint the picture in broader implications like the VA rating.

2021-02-14T15:13:50-05:00 2021-02-14T15:13:50-05:00 SSG Samuel Kermon 6746842

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Short answer is, Yes, the medical board can recommend you be discharged. You can appeal but I suspect that will be a very uphill battle and still leave you at being discharged.

2021-02-14T15:42:48-05:00 2021-02-14T15:42:48-05:00 MAJ Private RallyPoint Member 6746880

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The Medical board does not discharge you, they are reviewers for your condition and determine your fitness for duty. The MEB process begins when the service member’s physician refers them because of a medical condition that is not expected to improve enough for them to return to full duty within one year. Depending on your condition, you may not be fit for your current MOS or you may not be fit for continued military service - this will determine further options. There is a process called a MAR 2, which is like an exception to policy to continue to serve with your condition, but depends on the medical review of your condition. If you are found unfit for military service, you will be medically separated.

2021-02-14T16:08:11-05:00 2021-02-14T16:08:11-05:00 SCPO Wolf C 6746910

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The issue is two fold. First is your employability. Can you be reclassified to meet another similar duty. Also while you might have a medical that affects the job can you still meet the service required minimums to be retained? The post OIF/OEF military shows that where there is a will there is a way as amputees are being retained and qualified for forward deployment into combat zones. The second issue is force shaping and the military looking to down size and use a medical issue to offload you. This becomes key if they need to fully qualify you into another career field. For instance yours is too specialized and dissimilar to another with our going to a MOS/NEC classification basic / entry level school. Feel that if you have good evaluations, test scores, and command support there will be a road to retention.<br /><br />Note: I survived reclassification and was lucky / unlucky to have served in Pearl Harbor’s Med Board office as a NCO (E5) because I could type and was computer savvy. Learned about the process there do don’t over look the medical team as a resource. Also join and get assistance from a Veterans Group (I used VFW). A decade later I worked with my own sailors through the process. Biggest issue is complete paperwork on time, as many times as required, while keeping gainfully employed with unit duties in any way your able. That ensures your SR Enlisted and I’d know who you are and will weigh in positively by advocating fir retention.

2021-02-14T16:17:21-05:00 2021-02-14T16:17:21-05:00 SSG Dale London 6750367

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>If you get sent to an MMRB (MOS Medical Retention Board) they will be assessing your ability to perform your MOS in light of your medical problem. If they determine that you cannot do your job you will be either discharged or retired depending on a lot of different factors. If it is, say, 50-50 regarding your ability do your job they may ask you if you want to stay in or be discharged. That was my experience, anyway.<br />When they asked me, I stayed in. It wasn&#39;t easy -- in fact, it was hard as hell -- but I had the option. <br />If you do get the option, think long and hard about what your limitations are and what the Army expects its soldiers to be able to do. If you can keep up (with the changes they will make in your PULHEES) then go for it. Otherwise, take the discharge and file a VA compensation claim.

2021-02-15T21:40:14-05:00 2021-02-15T21:40:14-05:00 SFC Melvin Brandenburg 6755936

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I went through the MEB twice. Ended up with a permanent profile. The two things that will work in your favor is 1. Most important, you chain of command stands up for you by appearing as witnesses and also writing letters of recommendations on your behalf. 2. You can do your MOS with a few limitations and that you can move under fire, move 2 miles at your own pace, construct a fighting position, etc. If that isn&#39;t the case, then could you do another MOS that is a critical need? I had a chain of command that stood up for me (2 different units).

2021-02-17T23:13:13-05:00 2021-02-17T23:13:13-05:00 SN Richard Spain 6912527

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Would like to receive a reserve commission at the age of 66. Would the ADEA be applicable?

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