Topic: My son is wanting to join the military but is flat footed

TonyaER · October 5th, 2005

A.J. has wanted to join the military for as long as I can remember he is 15 years old and Military stuff hangs all over his room, he thrives in the outdoor...however he is flat footed and I have always heard the military will not take anyone with flat feet. Is that true? How do I break the news to him if he cant join?

Duty Honor Country · October 5th, 2005

That was the old army. I am a flat footed guy who went into the Army in 1997. We did our little walk around thing for our physical. Afterward, the doc called me in and asked a bunch of questions about my ankles and knees. I told him I did all kinds of physical activity and had no problems. He told me that I was one of the most flat footed person he had seen. He also said if I had tried to join back in the late 80's I would have been denied for having flat feet.

Missileer · October 5th, 2005

When I was in, the combat boots were pure agony if you had flat feet. They didn't know a lot about insole design back then.

tomtom22 · October 5th, 2005

Another flat-footed former GI chimes in.
I was in for 5 years and also spent 18 years in the reserves. They did not turn me down.

Locke · October 5th, 2005

um would it be wise that if he *really* wants in to just flat out lie to them and say he has never had any problems with it and yes they are flat but he still does a range of physical activity with no impairment

from what iv read at a couple of places, they whill flunk you pretty quickly, so dont give them any reason to

implicature · October 6th, 2005

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Originally Posted by Locke

um would it be wise that if he *really* wants in to just flat out lie to them and say he has never had any problems with it and yes they are flat but he still does a range of physical activity with no impairment

from what iv read at a couple of places, they whill flunk you pretty quickly, so dont give them any reason to

unless things have changed in the last few months when i was on the island they put you on the light box that checks for flat feet as soon as you get there, not to mention at meps. Flat out lying would get you kicked off the island MAYBE for something that obvious. I've seen ppl get kicked off for some dumb reasons like asthma at the age of three but getting to stay on when they tried to leave the range with live rounds or striking a DI. i don't think that there is a deifinitive way to determine it.

in my honest opinion don't tell him let him be the one to hear it from the docs or the recruiter. that way it won't be his mom later on in life that he resents every time he thinks about not getting in!

MilidarUSMC · October 7th, 2005

they have no access to your civilian doctor records, they cant tell if your lying or not. if they discover it and he acts dumb like he didnt know, he iwll be fine. but on the other note, its probably better not to have to act suprised.

NewRecruitAFR2332 · October 10th, 2005

Mod Edit: Do not let me see another post giving such advice again. If you want to potentially ruin your military career, fine - but you won't advise others to do so on this site.

Fox · October 10th, 2005

I really want to join Marines but I'm deaf and I also have a flat feet.

Navy Boy · October 10th, 2005

Damn I didn't know you had flat feet?

October 5th, 2005	Post 1
TonyaER Tirones	Post; My son is wanting to join the military but is flat footed A.J. has wanted to join the military for as long as I can remember he is 15 years old and Military stuff hangs all over his room, he thrives in the outdoor...however he is flat footed and I have always heard the military will not take anyone with flat feet. Is that true? How do I break the news to him if he cant join?

October 5th, 2005	Post 2
Duty Honor Country Milforum Moderator	That was the old army. I am a flat footed guy who went into the Army in 1997. We did our little walk around thing for our physical. Afterward, the doc called me in and asked a bunch of questions about my ankles and knees. I told him I did all kinds of physical activity and had no problems. He told me that I was one of the most flat footed person he had seen. He also said if I had tried to join back in the late 80's I would have been denied for having flat feet. __________________ "The best form of taking care of troops is first-class training, for this saves unnecessary casualties." Erwin Rommel

October 5th, 2005	Post 3
Missileer Nuclear Duck Hunter Gear	When I was in, the combat boots were pure agony if you had flat feet. They didn't know a lot about insole design back then. __________________ “War is an ugly thing but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feelings which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse.” —John Stuart Mill

October 5th, 2005	Post 4
tomtom22 Chief Engineer Gear	Another flat-footed former GI chimes in. I was in for 5 years and also spent 18 years in the reserves. They did not turn me down. __________________ "It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle." - Norman Schwarskopf, Commander of Desert Storm Operations

October 5th, 2005	Post 5
Locke Tribuni Angusticlavii	um would it be wise that if he really wants in to just flat out lie to them and say he has never had any problems with it and yes they are flat but he still does a range of physical activity with no impairment from what iv read at a couple of places, they whill flunk you pretty quickly, so dont give them any reason to __________________ If I am asked what we are fighting for, I can reply in two sentences. In the first place, to fulfil a solemn international obligation . . . an obligation of honor which no self-respecting man could possibly have repudiated. I say, secondly, we are fighting to vindicate the principle that small nationalities are not to be crushed in defiance of international good faith at the arbitrary will of a strong and overmastering Power. Author: Rt. Hon. Herbert Henry Asquith Source: Statement, to House of Commons, Declaration of War with Germany, Aug. 4, 1914

October 7th, 2005	Post 7
MilidarUSMC Centurion Gear	they have no access to your civilian doctor records, they cant tell if your lying or not. if they discover it and he acts dumb like he didnt know, he iwll be fine. but on the other note, its probably better not to have to act suprised. __________________ \"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don\'t have that problem.\" Ronald Reagan 1985

October 10th, 2005	Post 8
NewRecruitAFR2332 Milites Gregarius	Mod Edit: Do not let me see another post giving such advice again. If you want to potentially ruin your military career, fine - but you won't advise others to do so on this site.

October 10th, 2005	Post 9
Fox Can you hear me now? Gear	I really want to join Marines but I'm deaf and I also have a flat feet.

October 10th, 2005	Post 10
Navy Boy I LOVE THE ARMY!!!!!! Gear	Damn I didn't know you had flat feet?

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