Your 2 year old is at school you say, that's a bit young.
The military will give you the treatment you require whilst you are signed up.
What have you had surgery for?
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Edited by Fenrir VI: 6/25/2015 8:47:45 PMOk, I can see from your perspective why it doesnt make sense, my apology. While I call it school, its more of a daycare/prep school for preschool and kindergarten. They teach things like counting and alphabet, and teaches small children to socialize and such along with toilet training ect. I hope that makes sense. While the military does give treatment for injury while enlisted, I was 6 weeks out from my enlistment ending. The surgery had a minimum of 1 year recovery and physical therapy, because of that the only way for them to do the surgery would have been to stop loss me and keep me beyond my enlistment. Since that would require the army to pay me for the time still technically served, the doctors refused to do the surgery and told me that I would have to go to the VA or civilian doctor. I chose a civilian doctor because I did not trust the VA surgeons. My surgery was for a torn labrum, torn upper bicep tendon, and some damage to my rotator cuff.
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You said that you needed surgery, not that you already had it. I'm English, but I'm sure you guys have insurance. If it was an injury obtained whilst serving, they are obliged to give you care and treatment, if you were offered a way of free surgery, but chose to go with a Civy surgeon that's your choice to take the debt that was caused by that choice. In summary, you're entitled to care and treatment after receiving an injury during service. I respect you for your service.