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    Who gives a NARSUM?

    I was curious about who i am supposed to be getting a NARSUM from.. My last session with my psychologist she said she was typing it but I had assumed i get it from a VA physician?
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    Question regarding benefits and incarceration

    This is purely a hypothetical question but... What if someone were PDRL (receiving any % of pay) and ended up in jail or prison for any amount of time... would they stop getting benefits/pay?
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    Ft Sill WTU

    Headed to Fort Sill WTU. Anyone have prior experience with this unit? Been stationed at Sill twice but never heard anything about WTU there
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    Taking Chapter 9 instead of MEB

    chapter 9 can some with honorable, depends on what the commander wants to push
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    Are you going to miss the military

    Been in since i was 17 .. I can't even imagine what it will feel like to be a free adult, able to do what I want, when I want. I have no regrets at all but I wish I didnt feel so chewed up and spit out.
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    Why haven't I been screened for TBI?

    So I suffered a concussion from a blast in 2003.. I don't think "TBI" was going around then. I ended up filling out TBI Screening forms at Mental Health with no follow up on them. I got a concussion from a 50cal barrel in 2006, same thing, filled out a peice of paper.... Had another incident...
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    Taking Chapter 9 instead of MEB

    Yes I absolutely understand and agree. I'm just not sure I can survive 6+ more months of my current situation, thats why I asked about taking a quicker way out....
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    Taking Chapter 9 instead of MEB

    Would I still be able to possible be medically retired if I took a chapter 9 instead of waiting a year for an MEB to process?
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    MEB or IDES....

    Because TBI and PTSD only comes from deployments :rolleyes:
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    How long does it take before a MEB is initiated?

    I started prolonged exposure therapy in march and i just found out this week im getting MEB
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    my situation... not sure what to do now.

    Billy thanks for the reply!! I guess my question was (without all the rambling) How will when i know when the process actually "starts" Thanks for replying
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    I got my Retirement orders

    As dumb as it sounds, i think of how happy you must be and it gave me goosebumps Congrats!
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    my situation... not sure what to do now.

    I need to add that its all combat related spanning over 3 deployments. If that makes a difference I was also told i had a concussion after my first ied blast in 2003. It was never properly documented as we were stil pretty expeditionary at this point. I have filled out multiple "tbi...
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    my situation... not sure what to do now.

    Male, 28, army 11 years, chronic ptsd, major depressive, chronic adjustment. I was given a seperation chapter 9 counselng by my cmdr on tuesday and i needed to start the chapter packet (the chapter 9 is bull shit thats another mess) I told my psychiatrist (0-6 chief of clinical shit) about...
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