"Asthma"

FutureMedic

FutureMedic

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I know other topics have been written about asthma but I have a specific question.

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The doctor say I have have asthma..though they could never really prove it. I am not on any medication and I run a few miles and weight lift for 2 1/2 hours everyday without complications. Will the Army let me in if I have no problems and can do all the physical things without missing a beat?
 
Should they question my asthma history what should I do? Should I lie and say I have never been diagnosed or should I tell them the truth and see if I can take the pulmonary test?
 
Just say you don't have it.
If it turns out you got Asthma while you were in, say you had no idea.
They can't prove anything, right?
 
The thing to remember that they can check your civilian records, now if you don't declare it and you have a problem and they find they find your own doctor has treated you for it, then you have made a false declaration and could be open to prosecution.
 
LeEnfield said:
The thing to remember that they can check your civilian records, now if you don't declare it and you have a problem and they find they find your own doctor has treated you for it, then you have made a false declaration and could be open to prosecution.
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I have been given medication for it, but we stopped ordering it when I was 15 (I'm 16 now) because I never used it. Should I just tell them that they suspected I had asthma but it was never proven? If they really want to know they can make me take the pulmonary test (which I would pass). The whole reason they thought I had asthma was because I had a hard time doing physical activities...I think we were looking for something to blame. The truth was I didn't exercise a lot, and its not that I was over weight, I weigh 140 pounds and I'm 5' 10". I came to realize that I was very out of shape, so I worked my ass off and I'm in good shape now, but still working on getting into Army shape
 
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I don't doubt that you wish to serve your country, what I would suggest that you explain to them that it was a childhood allergy and has now passed, hide the problem and it rears it's ugly head then you are deep in the BROWN stuff
 
LeEnfield said:
I don't doubt that you wish to serve your country, what I would suggest that you explain to them that it was a childhood allergy and has now passed, hide the problem and it rears it's ugly head then you are deep in the BROWN stuff
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Thanks LeEnfield,

I will tell them that it has passed and that I am no longer affected by it. Ever since I knew what the Army was i've wanted to do my duty to my country, in fact, I haven't thought about anything else.
 
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My friend is trying to become an officer, and she is in the Corps of Cadets at A&M. She applied for and was awarded a contract scholarship. They were going to pay for her entire college, while she was in ROTC and when she graduated get a commission in the Marines. However, when she turned in the medical information, she had had something that was like asthma, but temporary. They denied her for it, she even got a waiver from a doctor after that, but was still denied. So now she is working on getting a letter from a congressman so that they may actually read the waiver.

Take what you will from this...
 
And pick an MOS that doesn't have much running. Sure as a regular workout regimen your unit may run 4 miles every morning but that's a lot better if you're running four miles in the morning then dicking around next to a tank than running four miles every morning, then loading up on rifle, pack, body armor and sweating your butt off going up the side of a mountain.
Remember, do this ONLY if they can't prove anything.
The Army's desperate for people so chances are for anything that can't be proven they'll let you in. Hell they're letting in meth dealers. I think they can deal with someone "who may or may not have had asthma years and years ago who has already passed it."
 
the_13th_redneck said:
And pick an MOS that doesn't have much running. Sure as a regular workout regimen your unit may run 4 miles every morning but that's a lot better if you're running four miles in the morning then dicking around next to a tank than running four miles every morning, then loading up on rifle, pack, body armor and sweating your butt off going up the side of a mountain.
Remember, do this ONLY if they can't prove anything.
The Army's desperate for people so chances are for anything that can't be proven they'll let you in. Hell they're letting in meth dealers. I think they can deal with someone "who may or may not have had asthma years and years ago who has already passed it."
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What I plann on doing was 68W..
 
I'm not very familiar with the US Army MOS numbering system but isn't that Health Care Specialist also known as COMBAT MEDIC?
That's physically rigorous stuff.
It's like being in the infantry and if you are assigned to an infantry unit, it's probably no different except for what goes in your kit.
If you have that trouble with asthma, I personally wouldn't recommend it. But if you can run 5 miles at the drop of a hat and still be active the rest of the day I guess you just might be able to pull it off.
Physical troubles aside, I'd say it's a great choice because the price of health care is just going up and up and I'd be damned if I have to wait 8 hours and pay three hundred bucks just for some resident to tell me that there's nothing I can do but lie down and rest.
If I could join up, this is the MOS I would pick.
 
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There are different skill identifiers that go after the MOS, and most of them are clinical positions like registered nurses, orthopedics, physical therapy, immuno-allergy specialists, etc. The super-hooah jobs would be like you said the combat medic, flight medic, or special operations combat medic (not an 18D Special Forces Medical Sergeant). All of them are EMT certified if I remember correctly.
 
the_13th_redneck said:
I'm not very familiar with the US Army MOS numbering system but isn't that Health Care Specialist also known as COMBAT MEDIC?
That's physically rigorous stuff.
It's like being in the infantry and if you are assigned to an infantry unit, it's probably no different except for what goes in your kit.
If you have that trouble with asthma, I personally wouldn't recommend it. But if you can run 5 miles at the drop of a hat and still be active the rest of the day I guess you just might be able to pull it off.
Physical troubles aside, I'd say it's a great choice because the price of health care is just going up and up and I'd be damned if I have to wait 8 hours and pay three hundred bucks just for some resident to tell me that there's nothing I can do but lie down and rest.
If I could join up, this is the MOS I would pick.
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Yes, that is the combat medic MOS. I am ready for the physical things that come along with this MOS, I ran 3 1/2 miles in 30 degree weather then went and weight lifted for 2 hours. I have no problem what so ever with asthma and I'm not on medication. When I join that is what im going in as.
 
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Maytime said:
There are different skill identifiers that go after the MOS, and most of them are clinical positions like registered nurses, orthopedics, physical therapy, immuno-allergy specialists, etc. The super-hooah jobs would be like you said the combat medic, flight medic, or special operations combat medic (not an 18D Special Forces Medical Sergeant). All of them are EMT certified if I remember correctly.
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I wouldn't do even attempt to do the special forces medic without experience in the regular infantry field (which I'm sure i will get!)
 
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