My sister enlisted in the army she did not tell them that she has asthma. Can she get in trouble?

blaster

yes she can get in trouble if she doesnt tell them but at the same time the new army regulation says that she will be fine unless she got diagnosed with asthma after the age of thirteen.. a lot of it depends on how bad it is but she needs to be honest with them so they can help her best

and not to mention they could get her with not only falsifying a government document but also with false enlistment

desertviking_00

Her asthma will re-emerge during her training. Then she will be given a general discharge under honorable conditions for having a pre-existing disqualifying condition which existed prior to entry. That's if her asthma attack is not severe enough that the medical personnel can't get to her in time to have her continue the vital function of respiration.

aiminhigh24u2

If she did not have any symptoms or attacks after age 12 she can join. She would need to get the medical documents from her family doctor showing no symptoms after age 12. If she still has it , it is just plain stupid. A severe asthma attack is dangerous-- even deadly. She will most likely exibit signs or have an attack during Boot Camp because they run you and work you like there is no tomorrow. This will lead to a Boot Camp medical discharge and a one way ticket home.

Red 7

Below are a portion of a few paragraphs of the regulations which cover medical requirements and types of administrative discharges.

AR 40-501, Standards of Medical Fitness
Pg 12

2â€“23. Lungs, chest wall, pleura, and mediastinum
d. Asthma (493), including reactive airway disease, exercise-induced bronchospasm or asthmatic bronchitis, reliably
diagnosed and symptomatic after the 13th birthday, is disqualifying. Reliable diagnostic criteria may include any of the
following elements: substantiated history of cough, wheeze, chest tightness, and/or dyspnea that persists or recurs over
a prolonged period of time, generally more than 12 months.

AR 635-200, Active Duty Enlisted Administrative Discharges
Pg 51

5â€“11. Separation of personnel who did not meet procurement medical fitness standards
a. Soldiers who were not medically qualified under procurement medical fitness standards when accepted for
enlistment or who became medically disqualified under these standards prior to entry on AD or ADT for initial entry
training, may be separated. Such conditions must be discovered during the first 6 months of AD. Such findings will
result in an entrance physical standards board. This board, which must be convened within the soldierâ€™s first 6 months
of AD, takes the place of the notification procedure (para 2â€“2) required for separation under this chapter.

There are many people in the military with asthma who do not mention it upon enlistment. However, depending on how severe it is, she could suffer an attack because of the physical training. The majority of people suffering from asthma have no problems in initial entry training but it could become known and then she would probably face a possible discharge but the chances of a bad conduct discharge or courts martial are slim to none.

usnavycorpsman

Absolutely, has she had her physical yet?
The truth will eventually come out. Do you think other service members want to be serving with deceitful liars?

ashyarmygirl

I can tell you that 75% of the people in the service have some type of problem they don't tell about before they come in the military. How can they prove she developed it before she came in.

I am a pretty by the book person but I would tell one of my soldiers if they came to me and they really wanted to be in and were fine with the asthma, and she was maintaining it, then I would not say anything. If she starts having problems go to the Dr and get treated and act like it just started.

dalton

She can be in trouble! Almost from day in and day out, military activities especially during the early days and months of the basic army training is rigidly physical, which surely will trigger asthma during those excessive activities!

PV2 Lake

did she go to MEPS if so. that my friend is called fraudulent enlistment it can and probably will come with 2-3 years in a military prison fines and dishonorable discharge tell her the best thing to do is to just tell because they will find out one way or another

The only good blu is a dead blu!

I agree with blaster on this one. I have asthma, and it wasn't reported at MEPS because I did not have any symptoms that brought it on by itself (mine is allergy and emotional stress induced). THe good thing is, is that she comes forward while during basic, they will be able to help her out. She might be chaptered, but it is under honorable conditions. She might be able to make it through basic and AIT, without having an attack. She should stay on her meds, and tell her when she is doing pt to learn to control her breathing by focusing on something else while she is running. That helped me out alot! Also, she should go to sick call and ask about getting an inhaler, explaining that she has been having "breathing problems" and hopes that, that will help her out. She should fair out pretty well though. While she should tell her Drill Sergeants that she does have asthma, she should also find a way to help control her symptoms if she wants to stay in.

KILROY

Well it could be a fraudulent enlistment if she lied on her paperwork. On the other hand they evaluate people on their previous conditions and early childhood asthma might not be disqualifying

zephyr

Yes! what if she's in training & got asthma attack? she might still get a desk job if she's lucky.

rotorhead

Yes. Especially if she has an attack and she is diagnosed with it. Then the truth will come out. It always does.

Allen T

yes she can get in trouble if it acts up in bootcamp. withholding info. Is a big deal she can get prison time or a big fine. but if it dont act up she will be fine. when i signed up for the marines i told them i didnt have asthma but it hasnt botherd me since i was 4 so it is ok. tell her good luck in the army....... Marine Corps

bobbilee

She should report it right away.My Dad developed asthma while in the Army.He got an honorable discharge & check for the rest of his life but this is different.She already knew she had it.

Sgt Little Keefe

Hon, She can only get in trouble if she has an asthma attack and the military finds out she had it prior to enlistment, so if she stays away from irritants that cause her to have an attack she'll be fine, they may ask her to sign a waiver and as I said earlier that could affect her insurance policy that the military has on her.

Chris

she needs to tell them right away. if any asthma issues happen while she is involved with them she could get in trouble for hiding information from the army

Edward O

If she has asthma, she may not get in because she has to pass a physical and asthma may be a problem no matter how patriotic she is.

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