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I got disqualified for having a "postive PPD test." Now, I have to petition for a waiver. Will I get the waiver? Any thoughts.
Disqualifed physically for HPSP...
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Probably. They'll waiver a lot of things. I was waivered for things I didn't even have (like asthma)! stupid MEPS doctor
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I think the process is that MEPS disqualifies any abnormality so it can be review by a physician for a "waiver", although they pretty much waive anything. I don't think you'll have a problem with this, although they will probably want a chest xray and possibly for you to take several months of antibiotics.
You will be waivered. Have your recruiter contact the central office. The MEPS docs do not have the final say.
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Somehow I failed the depth perception test... even though I had never failed the dozens upon dozens I have taken in my life. Not once had I failed one. At most I had missed maybe 1 question per test. At most.
But at MEPS I missed enough to fail, I think I missed over half.
I "failed" tests at MEPS that I had passed my entire life.
I got waivers for everything, they handled it automatically.
But at MEPS I missed enough to fail, I think I missed over half.
I "failed" tests at MEPS that I had passed my entire life.
I got waivers for everything, they handled it automatically.
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I want to try to get the HPSP for either the Air force or Navy, but I have light asthma, and was wondering how I could go about getting a waver. Who should I contact?
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When you go to MEPS, do not tell them about any asthma after the age of 12. If they still magically decide that you have asthma, despite negative history and no signs/symptoms (as was my case), it will be on you to find a doctor and "prove" that you do not have asthma. I found a doc I knew, did PFTs, then brought a copy of that and a note saying "this man does NOT have asthma" back to the MEPS doctors. That, apparently, sufficed...until they decided on another problem that I didn't have.
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haha...that happened to me. They decided I had a heart murmur, hearing loss, and weighed too much (I body build, so of course I f-ing weigh more than I suppose to!).
None the less, the Navy (but not the Army) still passed me. Kinda amusing when asked on my internship interviews why I chose Navy and I can honestly say "because weighed too much for the Army". They were willing to ignore the apparent other medical issues.
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are there any ways around the weight issue? I got to be 212 for being 6'2 but im over by about 20 pounds...im trying hard to get it off but it just seems like I can't get it done...thanks
weight is one thing that can't be waived from the start. Now once your in......they won't let you eat your way out of the service.
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Different branches have different weight requirements. For my height, the Navy gave the most leeway. Also, they will tape you if you are over, but the different branches all have different methods for doing this. Around the same time that I failed my first MEPS physical, I had my body fat calculated in a physiology lab and it was in the low teens (and I am female), but the Army's taping system said that my body fat percentage was in the upper twenties or thirties or something crazy. I did not have to get taped by the Navy because if I dehydrated myself before the weighing I was within limits.
Its amusing to outstanding high the PRT and then have someone look you in the eye and tell you that you are not within standards. I definitely have ore body fat now than I did when I was in college, but my weight is lower...goes to show you how silly this policy can be.
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I looked into the program but know that I wouldn't pass weight- I was diagnosed with a treatable chronic disease but since I have had it for several years I have gained weight (my body turned any sugar straight to fat and not to energy)... so while I was a varsity athlete, can lift a lot (for a female), etc... I can't pass that one
Would it do any good to talk to a recruiter about the condition? I am now on meds and since starting the meds less than 3 months ago I have dropped almost 20 pounds.
Would it do any good to talk to a recruiter about the condition? I am now on meds and since starting the meds less than 3 months ago I have dropped almost 20 pounds.
If you have been treated for asthma after the age of 11, you are disqualified.
If you have very mild intermittant asthma, you might get a waiver. Hospitalizations, steroid use (other than inhaled), multiple ER visits will make it a no go.
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Yea, I have only had to use an inhaler a few times since age 11 and was only prescribed a steroidal inhaler once and used it for under a month (though it was somewhat recent, but also accompanied by living with new pets). I exercise daily and am basically symptomless. My concern is being accepted into USUHS and then disqualified later due to this (after having rejected other offers). Does this ever happen?
It could. Best advice is to accept an acceptance from you next favorite. For most allopathic schools the place holder is only a hundred or two. A small price for insurance.
