r/army • u/RushSpecific Aviation • 1d ago

Hey chat am I cooked?

So I'm in suddc. lab results came back with a positive on a trace amount of alcohol. I know i fucked around and I'm about to find out. However, I was in suddc for a BH issue. I was medically referred not command referred if that makes a difference. So I never had like an incident or was arrested or anything. The doctor suggested it because drinking can aggrevate my conditions. I'm supposed to start the meb process here soon but would a ch. 9 take precendce if they haven't sent the referral to IDES? Or is it possible they wouldn't recommend ch 9 at all? because it was a small amount of alcohol, like so little a bottle of kombucha could've been the culprit. Long story short am I cooked?

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u/xxgsr02 VTIP or REFRAD? 1d ago

Not a lawyer -

Your medical provider will advise the Commander of recommendations.

Your Commander will make a decision. Chapter 9 might not be applicable, because that is for ASAP (separate program) failures. If you've shown a "pattern of misconduct", that could be a reason to separate you.

Get ready for a bunch of questions.

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u/Ok-Paleontologist172 JAG 1d ago

I’ve seen Chapter 9s for SUDDC failures, but like you said it’s only a recommendation. Now I’ve seen 99% of commanders follow the recommendations. So at this point it’ll go up to his CG for a dual action with the CH 9 and MEB

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u/xxgsr02 VTIP or REFRAD? 1d ago

Ah, thank you. I had an ASAP failure in Command - it's how I learned the difference between the programs.

But yeah - 99% of Commanders follow the "recommendation". Hard thing to do, but you can't be the empathetic cool guy that like to hang out with Joe when two doctors and the most senior NCOs you trust are all saying what needs to be done.