Hurting himself will not guarantee he’ll be sent home. My husband was on 9 month deployment with the Army and 6 months in, he hurt his shoulder very badly and had to be driven to the closest hospital, which was an hour away. He was only 3 months out from being home and they still didn’t let him leave early to tend to his injury. He was given Ibuprofen, a sling, and told not to raise his arm at all. Now he’s home, it’s been 6 months since he returned, and he’s still waiting to be booked for surgery. What I’m saying is, injuring himself won’t guarantee he’ll be sent home, but it will guarantee he will suffer physically until he is somewhat healed, and after that, it’s back to normal deployment duties like it never happened. You don’t just get sent home for a minor injury like a broken leg, especially when on a deployment.His best option would be to speak to his command and ship’s chaplain regarding these dark thoughts about hurting himself, wanting to leave the Navy, etc. They will likely refer him to medical to speak to a behavioral health specialist to evaluate the situation and determine what the best course of action would be... Medication, therapy, discharge, etc.
What do I do?
My husband is deployed and has been for about six weeks. Today we were talking and he said that he wants to break his leg or ankle so he gets sent home and that he wants to talk to his ship's chaplain about being separated from the Navy. I really, really don't know what to do here...someone please help me...I don't want him to get hurt or hurt himself and I want him to be happy.
Update: he talked to his chiefs and they helped him start the discharge process. He will most likely start seeing a psychiatrist when he gets back
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