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FNG
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Hi All,
My 19 year old brother-in-law finished his medic training in Texas last week and should now be at Benning for jump school.
HOWEVER - he cracked his wrist three weeks ago at Fort Sam Hood. It's causing him a lot of pain but he simply will not get it looked at in case he misses jump school.
How do you get through to a young soldier that looking after your body is not dumb?
We've all tried to tell him that the Army is used to dealing with soldiers injured in training - I mean it must happen a lot right?
Anyone got any ideas on how we can convince him to look after himself? Has anyone had similar experiences?
Thanks,
Stuart (in Sydney, Australia)
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But to answer the title of your thread - YES!!!!
RJ - SCOUTS OUT! 
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yes we are all stubborn and pig headed even...
If his injury is that bothersome, it will only be a matter of time before someone takes notice. Holdovers for injury are quite common. Trying to hide and injury may not come back to haunt him now, but oh later in life he will feel it. Been there done that, have the industrial size bottle of motrin to prove it. (and a medical record that now looks like a novel)
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| I prefer THICK HEADED. We are not pigs. Although I do attack my potato chip bag aggressively when I want a snack. I agree that all those pushups and pull-ups will certainly cause some tremendous pain to a damaged wrist.
All the way, sir!!! 
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The fastest way through jump school is graduation, medical hold can be a nightmare for troops and take some time. I can see why he'd want to try to suck it up and its a VERY common trait among paratroopers.
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| Does anyone on the board have a medical background? If so, the question to answer is: can he do permanent damage to his wrist if it is not looked at, and he TUFFS it out? Would a bandage wrap help? I recall in my time a Benning, uniform was very important. There was an LT that suffered from a strep throat. During our final qualifying timed run, he had a towel wrapped around his neck and the NCOIC told him to to take it off or drop out. He took it off and passed (barely).
All the way, sir!!!
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Your brother in law sounds like he's willing to ignore pain and drive on to complete the mission... damned good sign that he will be an exceptional paratrooper. However... commen sense needs to be used and the black hats will certainly notice a problem if his wrist injury is serious. Medical hold will be a nice lesson for him...
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