I need some helpful advice

[SkullyRoland]

Hello Marines, I am looking for some advice as I'm in a dilemma. Last year I began the process to becoming a Marine. During the beginning I was asked if I had seen a psychologist, which I had during my senior year of high school (2009) for regular teenage things that seemed like a big deal at the time. Because of this, that is where the headache begins.


After visiting my psychologist and getting my records from him, everything was ok, until the morning I was supposed to roll out to MEPS. My recruiters told me that MEPS needed more info from my psych and for me to go home.


From December of 2012 to April 2013 I've visited my psychologist around 10-20 times, 5 of those visits with my recruiter requesting information. Every piece of information given to them was apparently no good. Every time I thought it would be over, but it never was.


The last time I went my psychologist informed me that he had no more information and a new evaluation would have had to be conducted, and it would be expensive. After hearing I dropped everything and gave up completely.


Its been months now obviously, in this that time frame I've tried to do other things like working a full time job and going back to school. I thought it was just a phase and it would pass on and I'd be happy doing something else. I was wrong.


Enlisting in the USMC is something I seriously want for myself. This obstacle is the only one preventing me from achieving this goal.


From all my records there is nothing to indicate that I am crazy, suicidal, depressed, anxiety, etc because I have none of those things wrong with me. I am not, nor have I ever been on any sort of medication or done any drugs, clean criminal record. I cannot afford that expensive evaluation and my insurance company pretty much laughed at me.


So, Marines, do you have any advice that you could offer to get around this road block? Also, would writing a congressman help any?


Thanks, Armin

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[Echo_Four_Bravo]

Writing a congressman isn't going to do much for you. The doc at MEPS doesn't answer to Congress. But if he has all the info your psych had available and it isn't enough, it does sound like he's just being difficult. The answer is pretty blunt- you have to just open your wallet and pay for the evaluation that the psych said you'd have to have in order for him to give you any more documentation. It may be expensive, but if your dream is to be a Marine it is a small price to pay.

[crazymjb]

Sounds like your shrink is a d***head. I saw a shrink in middle school and had to go through the BUMED process 4+ years later for it. They had no problem meeting with me and writing a strong letter of recommendation once they deemed it appropriate.

Part of the reason you are in this mess is because you met with them in the first place, IMO they owe it to you to help you out. That said, sounds like you may have to fork over some money for a new eval. It's likely/possible that it will be covered by insurance. I'd also get an independent eval from at least one other source.

It should be doable, do you want it enough to put some drinking money aside to get the proper evals done?

Mike

[Tennessee Top]

Chances are your psych's new eval is not going to be any different than the most recent one. Looks to me like he just wants to get paid. No idea what the MEPS doc's hang-up is - seems he has enough info to make a decision. You have no choice but to play the game. How bad do you want it?