URGENT - daughter returning from PI early!

[Anonymous]

I'm in urgent need of advise on what to expect when my 18 year old daughter returns from Parris Island in about a week.**She has been dropped from boot camp due to bulimia and is devistated.**She was always in the top ten in every catagory of training and completed 7 weeks of training successfully.**She was reported by another recruit as throwing up after meals and diagnosed as having an eating disorter.**Both of us were told by her SDI that she will be able to return by reenlisting after completeing treatment and receiving medical clearance.**Is this true?**I can't find out what her seperation RE code is until I hear from her again but the SDI did tell me that she classified her as FTA or Failure to Adapt.**My daughter is determined to return to boot camp and wants to be a Marine more than anything else.**She definitely wanted to be in training and didn't do this to get dropped on purpose.What are her chances of reelisting after this?**I don't understand how a FTA can allow you to reenlist.**Thanks to anyone who has the time and experience to reply ASAP!!!**I'm a nervous mother.**(Is this a medical release?)**(How common is this?).



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anida@ix.netcom.com

[Anonymous]

FIRST AND FOREMOST-GET HER INTO TREATMENT IMMEDIATELY. You have web access.**Find a center that treats eating disorders.**Check them out thoroughly.**Also, find her a therapist that will get to the source of the matter.**Your daughter sounds very driven.**There must be a reason she has chosen this particular tact in keeping her weight down.**I'm a little concerned that, as her mother, your priority seems to be taking steps that will allow her to return to the military.**I understand that this is what she wants and you want it for her, but if she is truly bulimic, her life may be in danger!**I don't know if she can get back in or not, but if she doesn't get real help fast, with the goal of getting well, not getting back in, it won't matter.**You, too, would benefit from counseling of some sort.**It sounds as though you two are close.**It is therefore almost inevitable that you are part of the problem.**You must find out how and why.**Good luck: I'm in urgent need of advise on what to expect when my 18 year old daughter returns from Parris Island in about a week.**She has been dropped from boot camp due to bulimia and is devistated.**She was always in the top ten in every catagory of training and completed 7 weeks of training successfully.**She was reported by another recruit as throwing up after meals and diagnosed as having an eating disorter.**Both of us were told by her SDI that she will be able to return by reenlisting after completeing treatment and receiving medical clearance.**Is this true?**I can't find out what her seperation RE code is until I hear from her again but the SDI did tell me that she classified her as FTA or Failure to Adapt.**My daughter is determined to return to boot camp and wants to be a Marine more than anything else.**She definitely wanted to be in training and didn't do this to get dropped on purpose.What are her chances of reelisting after this?**I don't understand how a FTA can allow you to reenlist.**Thanks to anyone who has the time and experience to reply ASAP!!!**I'm a nervous mother.**(Is this a medical release?)**(How common is this?).



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mscott@mscott.con

[Anonymous]

Hi Anida -- I'm sure that nothing is more important to you than your daughter's health and well-being and I know this is a site that focuses on the military side of things, but to be honest with you, your message implied that you were most concerned with your daughter's career.**Bulimia is very extreme and any therapist will tell you that it's a symptom of problems more serious than maintaining weight.**Concentrate on that and worry about her getting back into the marines once the eating disorder is no longer as much a part of her life.**Bulimia seriously diminishes a person's strength and concentration, therefore basic training could even be dangerous for her at this time.**Best of luck to both of you,**Leanne.**



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lkerr@knl.com