Severe malocclusion that interferes with normal mastication or requires early and protracted treatment; or relationship between mandible and maxilla that prevents satisfactory future prosthodontic replacement. If disqualified, it is possible to apply for a waiver, but it is generally the recruiter’s decision. After my three medical rejections, I restarted my application to the military through the Air National Guard. The standards delineated in this chapter define the conditions which are considered disqualifying for nuclear field duty. (3) Applicants with a history of moderate head injury are unfit for a period of at least 2 years after injury, after which they may be considered fit if complete neurological evaluation shows no residual dysfunction or complications. High blood pressure requiring medication or a history of treatment including dietary restriction. A reliable history of anaphylaxis to stinging insects. Remember that most of these conditions are NOT necessarily permanently disqualifying, but they are red flags! If discontent is the first necessity of progress, then the military medical accessions process — by which recruits are medically evaluated for military service — is ready for improvement. c. Acute infectious processes of the lung, until cured. b. Atopic dermatitis or eczema, with active or residual lesions in characteristic areas (face, neck, antecubital, and or/popliteal fossae, occasionally wrists and hands), or documented history thereof after the age of 8. c. Contact dermatitis, especially involving rubber or other materials used in any type of required protective equipment. Given these needs, the military should be going out of its way for applicants from top universities or with STEM skills. (1) Applicants with a history of head injury with -. x. Xanthoma, if disabling or accompanied by hyperlipemia.

Condition, to include Meckel's diverticulum or functional abnormalities, persisting or symptomatic within the past 2 years. Given the unique mission and demands that the military puts on servicemembers, these standards are necessary for many roles. Epilepsy, beyond the age of 5 unless the applicant has been free of seizures for a period of 5 years while taking no medication for seizure control, and has a normal electroencephalogram (EEG). c. Defects, loss or congenital absence of the bony substance of the skull not successfully corrected by reconstructive materials, or leaving residual defect in excess of 1 square inch (6.45 centimeter (cm) 2 ) or the size of a 25 cent piece. a. (2) Neurosyphilis of any form, general paresis, tabes dorsalis meningovascular syphilis. All such applicants will have a current neurology consultation with current EEG results. Recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax after surgical correction or pleural sclerosis. A single plaque of localized scleroderma (morphea) that has been stable for at least 2 years is not disqualifying. Others counter that this could damage military readiness and have implications for military culture. b. (3) Polycystic kidney, confirmed history of. Also, any symptoms of mood and mental issues that affect social ability, school, and learning, or work efficiency are disqualifying. i.

g. Hyperparathyroidism and hypoparathyroidism.

a. Cleft lip or palate defects, unless satisfactorily repaired by surgery. Current or history of chronic pelvic pain or unspecified symptoms associated with female genital organs is disqualifying.

Current pregnancy is disqualifying until six …

And the Defense Department will continue not to know what it is missing. Complaint of a disease or injury of the spine or sacroiliac joints with or without objective signs that has prevented the individual from successfully following a physically active vocation in civilian life or that is associated with pain referred to the lower extremities, muscular spasm, postural deformities, or limitation of motion. Moderate head injuries are defined by unconsciousness or amnesia, alone or in combination of 1 to 24 hours duration or linear skull fracture.

A history of fractures of the transverse or spinous processes is not disqualifying if the applicant is asymptomatic. Thus, National Guard units have an incentive to pursue waivers for applicants that they want in their unit.) These critics might posit that there are simpler ways to increase STEM talent or highly qualified service members in the armed forces — such as increasing the size of the MIT Reserve Officer Training Corps program, as an example — that are less burdensome than creating an entirely new process inside a large, bureaucratic organizations like the military services. i. Additionally, focusing on existing ROTC-type programs would necessarily be reactionary. e. Cardiomyopathy, including myocarditis, or history of congestive heart failure even though currently compensated. Mental health in the military is taken very seriously, not just for the admission into the services, but also staying in the services as well.