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yes, my son was recently medically discharged from navy bootcamp. i was wondering what i can do to help him adjust back to home life. he was only there for 28 days, but still seems to be having trouble getting back into the swing of things at home, he seems very tired and depressed i know he is very dissapointed too. is there anything i can do to help with this transsition. he starts back to work on tues., maybe that will help. he was so looking forward to his graduation, now thatis not going to happen, i appreciate any advice. thanks.
Hi Deanna,
I'm afraid this is outside of my expertise. I'm not a psychologist or psychiatrist. If your son is tired and/or depressed, this is not a result of military service, but may be a result of his feeling that he's not able to do what he dreamed of. In such cases, it may require intervention by a qualified mental health professional, or he may get over it on his own.
Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com
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Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.
Experience
Rod Powers is a retired Air Force first sergeant, with 23 years of active duty service, 11 of those years as an Air Force First Sergeant. He has helped thousands of military members, recruits, and military applicants since he took over the About.com U.S Military Careers Information site in 1999. He has a reputation for "telling it like it is," so questions may not be answered based on "what you want to hear," but will be answered based of the bast available information, concerning the service/situation.
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Rod is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Noncommissioned Officers Academy, the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and the Air Force First Sergeant Academy. He also holds an Associates Degree in Personnel Administration from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF).
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