Likely Disqualifying Condition

[Mad Jack]

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So, I'm a psych resident looking to join guard or reserves for any service. I have anaphylaxis to hymenoptera venom, which I'm pretty sure will never get waived, despite the likelihood of my being needed overseas being fairly unlikely. Any chance for a waiver in any service? I figure I'm basically screwed, realistically, so it isn't like I have my hopes up or anything.

 

[Cooperd0g]

Psych is generally undermanned across the services so overseas is entirely likely.

No clue if you could get a waiver. I doubt it, but you could try.

 

[Gastrapathy]

I'd also bet against a waiver but you won't know until you try

 

[Mad Jack]

Looked into the regulations, and it appears I'd be waiver eligible only if I completed 3 years of VIT and had a nonreactive test afterward if they are going by the book. Figure I'll get in shape, start VIT, and give it a shot with the justification that I have 3 years of residency left and will have completed 3 years of VIT before I'm deployment eligible anyway, but I'm betting they shoot down my hopes and tell me to just come back in three years.

 

[deleted480308]

Looked into the regulations, and it appears I'd be waiver eligible only if I completed 3 years of VIT and had a nonreactive test afterward if they are going by the book. Figure I'll get in shape, start VIT, and give it a shot with the justification that I have 3 years of residency left and will have completed 3 years of VIT before I'm deployment eligible anyway, but I'm betting they shoot down my hopes and tell me to just come back in three years.

I would see little chance for a waiver if you cannot deploy yet anyway but you can try

 

[Mad Jack]

I would see little chance for a waiver if you cannot deploy yet anyway but you can try

My only hope would be them seeing the bright side of getting a guaranteed 6 years of service out of someone down the line that was in a high demand specialty that had completed residency, but I know that's not how things work and I'm probably going to be wasting my time trying. Only waivers I know of for this were given to people that were already in

 

[deleted480308]

My only hope would be them seeing the bright side of getting a guaranteed 6 years of service out of someone down the line that was in a high demand specialty that had completed residency, but I know that's not how things work and I'm probably going to be wasting my time trying. Only waivers I know of for this were given to people that were already in

Recent push has been to purge nondeployables but it’s only going to cost you time to find out

 

[DocArmy]

I met a field grade officer who was diagnosed with a very serious and debilitating disease as an LT. Still served for like a decade and went on multiple deployments, with meds in hand/shipped.

ANYTHING is waiverable if someone up the food chain wants it waivered.

 

[backrow]

I met a field grade officer who was diagnosed with a very serious and debilitating disease as an LT. Still served for like a decade and went on multiple deployments, with meds in hand/shipped.

ANYTHING is waiverable if someone up the food chain wants it waivered.

There is a huge difference between being able to continue service and entering the service for these types of issues.

And while your last sentence is true the interest up the food chain for an accession approaches zero.