http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/09/17/doublespeak-in-the-war-on-terror/ Protect yourself from government gaffes, bureaucratic blunders and incumbent incompetence Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:25:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/09/17/doublespeak-in-the-war-on-terror/#comment-11217 Ken Scott Fri, 22 Sep 2006 20:23:33 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/09/17/doublespeak-in-the-war-on-terror/#comment-11217 Last May I retired from the U.S. Army after serving for 22 years. After returning from Iraq I was diagnosed with Turretts so I decided to Retire. I went on terminal leave, sold my home near Ft. Hood Texas and then moved to a new community where I found a job and purchased another home. This is the reason for terminal leave. In August I was then notified I had been stop lossed. Which means quit your job and return back to the Army. I applied for an exception to policy since I have been diagnosed with Turretts Syndrome. I even had a retired US Army Brigadier General doctor who was an Army sergon general examine me and write a letter stating I'm not fit for duty. I then submitted a copy of my medical records with the exception to policy packet. This request was then denied, and I was told to return to Ft. Hood Texas. I tried to explain to the Army I had Turretts and also that I couldn't afford to maintain multiple households. I was told to return any way. Upon returning I decided to go ahead and do the right thing and deploy then retire again after returning. Besides I had to quit my job already and need the free room and board. I got issued all my gear and then shipped a portion of my gear as required. I then went through a Brigade screening process that checkes shots, wills ect.. This is to ensure we are personally ready to deploy. Then I went through a Divison level screening process. At one of the stations I was told to sit down with a doctor and he screened my medical records. While doing this he stopped, looked at me and then explained I'm not medically fit for duty. I imediately told him to just sign the paper so I could deploy. I explained to him that I had already notified my chain of command of these issues and they didn't care and I was brought back. He told me he could not do it and then made me an appointment to see a neuroligist. Here is my interpertation of what is happening to me. In a round about way the Army is telling me, yes you served 22 years honorably, yes you told us that you have medical problems, but we need to make you quit your job and bankrupt you first and then maybe we'll let you retire anyway because you can't deploy with us. OOPS, our bad. Better luck next time. Last May I retired from the U.S. Army after serving for 22 years. After returning from Iraq I was diagnosed with Turretts so I decided to Retire. I went on terminal leave, sold my home near Ft. Hood Texas and then moved to a new community where I found a job and purchased another home. This is the reason for terminal leave. In August I was then notified I had been stop lossed. Which means quit your job and return back to the Army. I applied for an exception to policy since I have been diagnosed with Turretts Syndrome. I even had a retired US Army Brigadier General doctor who was an Army sergon general examine me and write a letter stating I’m not fit for duty. I then submitted a copy of my medical records with the exception to policy packet. This request was then denied, and I was told to return to Ft. Hood Texas. I tried to explain to the Army I had Turretts and also that I couldn’t afford to maintain multiple households. I was told to return any way. Upon returning I decided to go ahead and do the right thing and deploy then retire again after returning. Besides I had to quit my job already and need the free room and board. I got issued all my gear and then shipped a portion of my gear as required. I then went through a Brigade screening process that checkes shots, wills ect.. This is to ensure we are personally ready to deploy. Then I went through a Divison level screening process. At one of the stations I was told to sit down with a doctor and he screened my medical records. While doing this he stopped, looked at me and then explained I’m not medically fit for duty. I imediately told him to just sign the paper so I could deploy. I explained to him that I had already notified my chain of command of these issues and they didn’t care and I was brought back. He told me he could not do it and then made me an appointment to see a neuroligist. Here is my interpertation of what is happening to me. In a round about way the Army is telling me, yes you served 22 years honorably, yes you told us that you have medical problems, but we need to make you quit your job and bankrupt you first and then maybe we’ll let you retire anyway because you can’t deploy with us. OOPS, our bad. Better luck next time.

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