Well, I just officially joined the army national guards, and I have lost 30 pounds in the last 4 months, which is good. I want to lose 20 more, and I don't want to gain anymore. I will end up at 115 pounds when I am all finished. For the last 4 months I only have been eating between 500 and 1200 calories a day, taking diet pills, taking the occasional laxative, and exercising like crazy. I have energy though, and I am actually more physically fit now than I have ever been. Well, today I ate a little to much and for the very first time I purged it out, and to tell you the truth, it felt great, like I undid what I did wrong. I am also going to the gym for about 2 hours tonight. I really don't know if I have a eating disorder, but I definitely know I am close, and the thing is, is I don't want to change it right now, not until I get to a weight that I am happy with anyways. I don't want to get discharged from the military. I go to training this May, after college graduation.
2006-10-23 10:31:11 · 5 answers · asked by dizzy_19832002 1 in Beauty & Style ➔ Other - Beauty & Style
I love the military. I want to stay in for 30 years. I don't want kicked out, so now if I end up having a problem, I can't even get help because if the army finds out about it, they can discharge me.
2006-10-23 10:31:51 · update #1
Hi,
Soldiers CAN get kicked out of the Army for eating disorders, it would just be classified as "Other physical or mental" on you DD2-14 or discharge papers. However, it is possible that no one may know of you problem unless it becomesevident and you collapse at times during your intensive training. (when I was in training, even the fittest people broke down) If you seek treatment, then unfortunately, it may affect your standing in the Army because of their horrible attitude again ts therapy and counseling so you have a choice. You can either seek help regarding any body image problem you may have and maybe spoil your Army career or suck it in as we say in the Army and Hope for the best. If you decide not to tell anyone and keep your Army plans be aware that if your superiors see any sign or physical weakness, you will become a target for them and if you are sent to sick- call medical test may reveal your malnourishment and they might find out anyway, a company commander has the authority to send their subordinates to counseling even if the soldier refuses.
2006-10-27 09:58:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
First, congrats on joining the army. I don't know if you can get kicked out of the Army if you have an eating disorder however, it doesn't sound like you are living a very healthy life right now. The Army is physically demanding and I'm not sure your body is up to this at the present time. It does sound like you might have an eating disorder. I had one (aneroxia) when I was a teenager and I see some correlations such as: extreme exercising (2 hrs/nightly), diet pills, purging and laxatives. Eating a low fat diet and exercising are the safest ways to lose weight. However, diet pills, laxatives and purging are not safe methods! Purging causes stomach acids to come out which over time can harm your throat. Please stop this! Laxatives are for constipation only. It has nothing to do with making you lose weight. Also, diet pills can have harmful side affects to your heart and other organs. Remember you only get one body. You could have an underlying condition (minor) that could become fatal with any type of pill usage. Please keep yourself checked in with a doctor who can monitor you often to make sure you are losing at a healthy rate. Good luck. xoxo Zena
2006-10-23 11:24:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
id have to agree if you were dicharged it would be a medical, unless it got to the point were it affected your perfromance, then if it wasnt documented, then it might be a adminstartive discharge. They cant punish u if you need help, and a medical discharge takes along time, i got out cause of a bum shoulder, and thats after 2 surgeries, and about 3-4 years trying to get it takin care of. I also wanted out so the doc kinda pushed it along,
oh yea there is a min and maximum weight. When i joined i was a beanstalk about 130 and 6'3" i was right over my minum for men. So yea think about that to. hope this helps if u want any more info let me know
2006-10-23 10:48:29 · answer #3 · answered by striderknight2000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might. An eating disorder is classified has a mental disorder and you can't be in the army if you're a nutter.
2006-10-23 10:36:53 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
no i dont think so
2006-10-23 10:33:12 · answer #5 · answered by Nikki 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋