In bootcamp, are sick recruits excused from their training or other activites?

Question

Hi,
I was wondering if recruits who are suffering from fevers or other sickness are excused from their training.

Answer 1

The DI's watch the recruits carefully. If it's a case of the sniffles, they "encourage" them to toughen up... if it's more serious, they send them to medical... Once evaluated by medical, they can get "duty", "light duty" or "excused"... if they are excused from duty for more than just a training day or two, they will be withdrawn from that training platoon and will have to join another platoon at that point in training.. in a week or two, whenever they're better. Because they're forced to leave the platoon they've known since the first week of boot camp, most recruits choose to gut it out unless they get really sick.. they'd rather just keep going through the discomfort than have to drop in to another platoon, half-way through boot ...

Answer 2

I don't know what it's like today, but when I was in the service, if a recruit was too sick to participate in the training, he would just go through it again when he was well. If it were otherwise, you would have a lot of wimps with tummy-aches trying to get through recruit training from a hospital bed.

I suppose the military could opt to kick a recruit out if his or her physical problems inhibited the performance of his duties--especially if the condition was preexisting. That's to prevent some kid with a disability trying to get free medical treatment by joining the service.

Answer 3

There is daIly sick call. You go to a dispensery, are evaluated, and are given duty, light duty or excused from duty , depending on your condtion.
For a bad cold, you might be hospitalized, not because you need to be in a hospital, but to keep you from infecting the others.
You cannot miss too much training, or you will be sent back (recycled) so you can be given the training you have missed.

Answer 4

After notifying their immediate OIC the soldier is then released from training, goes on sick call and then is discharged from sick call with a DF describing any conditions for returning to duty. If warranted they are given a profile of physical activities from which they are temporarily excused; actually called a profile. They can still train with their unit in other functions.

Answer 5

In the Marine Corps, any recruit that gets sick goes to sick bay where he or she is given prompt medical treatment as necessary. However, if they are ill for too long a period of time, they are set back in their training, no social promotions in the USMC.

Answer 6

When I was in bootcamp if you didn't recuperate by the next morning you gott 'recycled". You stayed on base,and received other duties while your platoon completed basic training.

Then you started again with the next batch of recruits.

For example if you broke your ankle, you would be recycled.

The expectation is you will complete your training without any medical problems.

Answer 7

I ended up with Strep Throat, Bronchitis and a UTI. (if you are male ignore the UTI thing). I went to sick call. I went back to my barracks, my platoon came marching up and I couldn't stand up. You have to stand up and come to attention when a platoon is marching past you. My DI knowing I had been to sick call reamed me out and then told me to give him 20. I passed out.
Literally.
I woke up in bed the next day. Finished my 20 and went on with life. They put me on light duty but I refused it. I think it depends on the injury tho.

Answer 8

You'd have to be pretty sick to get excused from training, but yes, it's possible.

Answer 9

Army has report to officer, then doctors. Not really sick - punishment.

My son is an Officer & when he is sick he still must report & then go home. Seems harsh to me.

Answer 10

marines . goes to sick bay to get checked out by a . dr. or medic. ?