I promise you, a trip to MRP is not the end of the world. I went to Parris Island in February of 2002. During Pugil Sticks 3 I fractured my wrist pretty bad. I got dropped from training to MRP and spent 3 months there before having a physical evaluation board done on me which resulted in a medical separation with a 10% disability rating. I went home and did physical therapy at an orthopedist in Amherst. About a year later my former recruiter managed to get a waiver pushed through for me to go back in and give bootcamp another try. This time I slipped off an obstacle one morning that was wet from dew and jacked up the same wrist. It wasn't as bad as the last time, though, but I spent another 2 months in MRP. It took a cumulative total of 15 months on Parris Island between two enlistments and two trips to MRP, but I wanted to be a Marine and I made it happen. Believe me, I know exactly what your son is going through. It's not pleasant and MRP is harder to deal with from a mental aspect than even the worst parts of being in a training platoon, but it's not the end of the world, I promise you that. If you have any questions at all about what is going on with your son, or if your son has any questions, feel free to PM me.