I wanna know exactly what it is, how it works, and how long does it last. Can this get you kicked out of basic? What is the average lenght you can have one for? Do all Army basic training bases have these? SOMEBODY PLEASE BREAK IT DOWN FOR ME!!! HEEEEELLLLLLLLPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-12-24 05:01:09 · 7 answers · asked by Mmmm 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
"profile" is usually used to limit how much and what physical stuff you can do. For instance, if you injure your knee, you would be put on profile so you have time to heal. It may limit you to walking at your own pace, not running, not squatting....
If you get sick, you may be put on profile. Sometimes this involves putting you on quarters, meaning you stay in your room so you can recover and don't get other people sick. There is also "permanent profile" for extreme injuries or illness. If you hurt your back and will never completely recover you can be put on this. Therefore, it would limit how much work you can do to prevent further injury. It could prevent you from completing basic training if it would take a long time to heal, but that rarely happens. I was put on profile in basic for stress fractures in my knees. This was caused because my bones weren't use to the extreme pyshical activity. My profile allowed me to not participate in long road marches and running so my knees had time to heal. They did heal and I completed basic training. If you receive dental care such as getting teeth pulled, they will give you a profile such as quarters which allows you to not go to work since you will be in some pain. Profiles are there to help you and I would not be worried about it. One of my Staff Sergeants is on permanent profile because he had cancer. His body can't hold up to all the physical requirements so they gave him a profile to protect his health. I have been in the Army for 2 and a half years and can't say I've seen a profile have a negative impact. I hope my advice is helpful. ----SGT Brown
2006-12-24 05:35:53 · answer #1 · answered by spike_49_49 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe the profile you are talking about has to do with an injury. There are people here where my husband is stationed on permanent profiles. They are not being kicked out of the Army. As for if you are injured during basic training, my nephew hurt his foot and was sent home from basic training for 30 days convelescent leave then returned and was on profile for another 15 days. Profiles vary greatly. There are profiles that state you can't march, some say you can't wear full body armor, it depends on what you are on profile for. There is a guy here in my husbands unit on profile for a sleep disorder. It really just depends. The lenght also varies greatly...it can be temporary, like 2 weeks, all the way up to permanent. Without knowing what the reason for the profile is, there is no way to answer the question, and depending on if the injury occures while in basic training...it could be bad enough for a medical discharge, or it could just mean you have to stop your training, wait until you are well enough and be put with a different basic unit and continue where you left off. The question is to broad to give a specific answer.
2006-12-24 10:04:15 · answer #2 · answered by misty n justin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yup, there are temporaty profiles and permanent. But neither will get you kicked out or in trouble unless your command feels that you are just looking for a way to get out of something like PT, work or a field problem. They last as long as the doctor feels is appropriate and the can get renewed if you still have the ailment. A permanent profile usually comes after a lot of doctor visits for the same problem, usually knee or back. But it will not necessarily get you kicked out. Getting put out of the military for profiles will require a medical board.
2006-12-24 05:41:52 · answer #3 · answered by ailolyen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not in the army, but I know what one is. Its like a signed doctors note excusing you from certain portions of the training, such as if you hurt your leg, you would be on profile and not have to participate in anything that involves running. The length of time you are on it depends on the nature of your injury (less severe, less time, etc.). If you are consistently on profile for different things and it becomes a habit to where you are missing large amounts of training excercises, you can be charged for malingering, meaning faking being hurt to get out of work. You can also be kicked out for it. And finally, yes all army bases have these, and they aren't strictly for basic, either, any soldier in the regular army can get put on one. If you are thinking about joining the army, quit worrying about it, its not as big a deal as people make it out to be, and very few people are kicked out for it. Hope this helps.
2006-12-24 05:10:38 · answer #4 · answered by Marine08 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you get hurt, a profile is basically a note from the doctor saying what you can and can't do (physically). It lasts as long as the doctor decides. There are two types: temporary and permanent. Temporary won't get you kicked out of basic, but permanent will. A temp profile might also get you recycled if it's for something serious, such as a broken leg.
2006-12-24 05:18:21 · answer #5 · answered by DOOM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
profiling is the way to see what a soldier is best fitted for but when the soldier profiles those in authority, the authority takes it to serious and file charges against who ever! Ft Lewis 1968.
2006-12-24 05:16:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
You must be home for Christmas, huh? Go to:
goarmy.com and you can chat live with a recruiter and get a lot of answers there.
2006-12-24 15:23:42 · answer #7 · answered by TD 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋