What disqualifies you from joining the military? Like what medical disorders?
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What disqualifies you from joining the military? Like what medical disorders?
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Will bowed legs disqualify you, or knee deformity?
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sgtadams2004
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Alright, true story. My Commander walks funny and we asked him one day, "Sir, what's up?"
He was like "I wore braces as a kid."
I did the Forrest Gump voice and said "Momma called these my magic shoes, she said they'd take me anywhere."
My commander has a sense of humor.
This is best left to your recruiter and remember, only a MEPS doctor can disqualify you, not a bunch of dudes (and ladies) on Yahoo!
That is unless you have severe polio and are confined to a wheelchair, or your knee deformity is that there is nothing below the knees. Then you can pretty much rule out not only the military, but a lot of other things. |
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Skylarking
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You can find a very lengthy list of medical disqualifications for military service from the Army's "Standards of Medical Fitness", as of February 2004, on the Military.com web site:
http://www.military.com/Recruiting/Content/0,13898,rec_step07_DQ_medical,,00.html
As to your specific questions about knee deformities and bowed legs. Most disqualifications deal with noticeable limps or limited movement or significant injuries within the last two years.
(1) Loose or foreign bodies within the knee joint.
(2) Physical findings of an unstable or internally deranged joint.
(3) Surgical correction of any knee ligaments if symptomatic or unstable.
d. General.
(1) Deformities, disease or chronic pain of one or both lower extremities that have interfered with function to such a degree as to prevent the individual from following a physically active vocation in civilian life or that would interfere with walking, running, or weight bearing, or the satisfactory completion of prescribed training or military duty.
(2) Shortening of a lower extremity resulting in a noticeable limp or scoliosis.
There's more than this listed on the page I've referred to. |
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Justin
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You might be able to get a waiver if the condition is relatively mild, but otherwise yes those are disqualifying traits. |
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Ray
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Google AR 40-501 and read Chapter 2. That is the medical standard for enlistment. |
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Kat
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Yes. Any kind of noticeable muscular or bone deformity, asthma, color blindness (sometimes), anybody with a history of surgeries for something. Many many things can disqualify you. |
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kevin d
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yes |
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