Please only respond if your family of a member or are currently in the military. I hear lots of different stories, seems to be dependent on where you are stationed as to what kind of care you receive.
2007-03-17 11:22:36 · 10 answers · asked by Girly Scout 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I was injured on active duty, sent home, they lost my records and I couldnt get therapy, or pay, I was just married and 6 months later they finally found the records, and then my therapy had to be approved, which it was but a little to late, they then paid me my back pay, which went to past due bills, my wife divorced me, I couldnt get help from anyone, now because of all ive been through, i dont want to serve in the guard anymore, they didnt take care of me , 14 years of service, and they left me out to dry, and now they want to take a rank away because i missed drill, but they didnt care about me when i was starving and divorcing and had no income
2007-03-17 11:30:43 · answer #1 · answered by sofmatty 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Retired Army, I got 20 years of crappy medical care when I was in the service. I can also say that medical care is better now than when I first enlisted over 20 years ago. The only difference now is the media and Congress is totally and 100% biased...
Let me clarify my response. In 2000, long before the current administration, I broke my arm in 3 places during a training accident. I had to wait 4 days before I could get into surgery to have my arm set and this was at a conus base. during the same time period, my spouse had a miscarriage. The doctor wanted to confirm his diagnosis of a miscarriage by doing an ultrasound. When we got in touch with the scheduling department to schedule the procedure they insisted the closest appointment available would be in 4 weeks. I almost strangled that person as I explained that you don't have 4 weeks to wait when someone is having a miscarriage.
I could go on, but I won't. My point is simply that military medical care is getting better, but it has always been bad compared to outside civilian care. The only reason the media and Congress is screaming is because they'll do whatever it takes to promote their Bush hating agenda...
2007-03-17 11:48:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a First Sergeant I was the guy who handled these problems.
Most of the time I discovered that the problem existed because of miscommunication. The next most common cause I was was the soldier failing to follow instructions (such as missing an appointment or not completing some form he/she was told to fill out). Another cause of complaint was unrealistic expectations of what medical care can achieve (there are some things that doctors cannot do very much about).
About 95% of the time the medical care given to my soldiers was excellent.
2007-03-17 11:38:55 · answer #3 · answered by MikeGolf 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I see alot of retiree's replying to this question. But to be active duty in the army at Ft. Wainwright, AK today, I dont find medical care bad. Even in Iraq our unit had a great sick call program and when our guys got injured out on patrol the medical facilities where excellent, they gave out more than enough medicine to the guy. I dont know anyone who has been to Walter Reed so I cant go any deeper than that.
2007-03-17 15:37:02 · answer #4 · answered by Jopa 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am getting very good medical care, and my husband who was at Walter Reed got very good care. The only bad thing about his stay was Pres Bush patted him on his injured arm a little too hard. :)
The only problem is there is always a wait for appointments. That is because there are not enough providers because doctors would rather work in the civilian world.
2007-03-17 12:08:29 · answer #5 · answered by kittenbrower 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely right. It is logical, if you are stationed in a remote area, care will not be as good as elsewhere. It's like, people who live fifty miles from a hospital, often suffer and die before medical help can reach them. So, maybe we should make sure we only wage war where everyone can have an ambulance standing by, like at a football stadium.
2007-03-17 11:29:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
To be honest, the military usually does a good job of taking care of its troops. The whole walter reed thing was probably a remnant of oldschool military culture that needed to be exposed. Learn and drive on.
2007-03-17 13:45:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
lively protection rigidity is the point in protection rigidity after ending contact of BMT (person-friendly protection rigidity preparation) or Boot Camp. it really is the point in which you pin on your score and what ever awards you've. it really is the point the position you should probable be chosen to flow to conflict or no longer. So like for a well being care service, once you're "on-call" you're lively/ inactive. meaning as, you need to be called in at any time in case of an emergency. and that i'm no longer particular in case you'll get that waived or no longer. (i'm no longer in the lively protection rigidity.) in person-friendly words in AF JROTC. :) wish this type of facilitates!
2016-11-26 19:25:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends on the box of cocelates u hold and find the ones that u like and live the ones u dont like, but the ones u ate first that was it, its in sweets u holded to make the box full again so it will last to over come the bad ones
2007-03-17 11:38:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
one here, for 33 years, but I'm pretty healthy and never been wounded in combat
2007-03-17 11:27:04 · answer #10 · answered by 4warned 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋