I am 44 BC internist. I had asthma many years, kept me from getting in Marines after HS. I have a self prescribed inhaler I never use (keep in gym bag "in case"), run 6-8 miles 3-4 times a week and lift every day. What is the best branch for a waiver? I can't lie because have only been asthma free for a few years (drastic dietary changes did the trick). Also, wife hesitant about moving (children, grandchildren in area) so might have to do reserves or guard first and then eventually switch over. I don't need any financial (loan) incentives.I also have had no "formal"doc for many years so medical records would be a joke to try to get.Thanks for input.
easiest branch for waiver, practicing MD
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A couple of points.
1. Moondust is bad for asthma. If you join and then can't deploy, I used to be the guy who would have gone in your place and that sucks.
2. If your wife is hesitant now, how will she feel when you spend 15 months on a PRT somewhere near Kabul?
So again, why?
Isn't that why they give us those muffler things?Lots of reasons for joining but I am just investigating now, would hate to look back on life and say there was something I should have done. Always felt a sense of duty and a love for this "imperfect" country. Father in law a paratrooper in 2 wars. I feel many of us in this country don't understand the meaning of "duty" or "sacrifice" anymore. So many have died for this country, and all we want to do here is complain if the doctor's lot is full of employee's cars (employees that don't know how they will pay their rent this month). Want to practice pure medicine without a clinic, hospital, or drug company trying to milk the patient for every penny that can be squeezed from his sick body.I know this is not a panacea, and have a lot of thinking to do after reading posts. Thanks.
