Can I still join the military with a bulging disc in lower back? Army, Navy Or Air Force?
That doctor is not the one who would make the determination. Army Regulation 40-501 "Standards of Medical Fitness" is cited below. In a nutshell if you are physically active and there is no limitation of motion, weakness, or problems with your spine you should be good to go without need for a medical waiver. My best advice is get an orthopedic evaluation before going to MEPS. Lying in a federal offense and the government has been known to put people in prison for it dependent upon individual circumstances. The problem with a "bulging disc" is there is no telling when (or even if) it might cause you trouble. Problem is in basic training under physical and emotional stress you could have a problem. Then if you falsified information to enlist you could have BIG TROUBLE legally in addition to back pain. Here is what it says on the SF 93 Report of Medical History you will be required to fill out (just above your signature): I certify that I have reviewed the foregoing information supplied by me and that it is true and complete to the best of my knowledge. I authorize any of the doctors, hospitals, or clinics mentioned above to furnish the Government a complete transcript of my medical record for purposes of processing my application for this employment or service. I understand that falsification of information on Government forms is punishable by fine and/or imprisonment. 2–29. Spine and sacroiliac joints b. Current or history of any condition, including, but not limited to the spine or sacroiliac joints, with or without objective signs that: (1) Prevents the individual from successfully following a physically active vocation in civilian life (724) or that is associated with local or referred pain to the extremities, muscular spasm, postural deformities, or limitation of motion is disqualifying. (2) Requires external support is disqualifying. (3) Requires limitation of physical activity or frequent treatment is disqualifying. Best of luck
Back injury... would I still be allowed to join Army?
To be honest most recruiters tell you to lie when you go to MEPS. The question is if your back still bothers you, would that be a problem??? I wouldnt go to all the work of tatooing to cover it. Go to a different recruiter (if possible) and explain the same thing. You could get a waiver, it will be annoying because you'll need all your medical forms from your surgery saying when it was, that your ok ect. In good news it get you in with out lying.
If i have fractured my leg a couple of years ago, can i still join the army?
Depends. How limiting is the injury? If you can run 2 miles, march all day, and have full movement of the leg - you have a chance. I'm pretty sure the doc will notice the scars, so don't try to hide the injury. I had a similar injury and answered the doc with "I played for three more years with no problems." That was 30 years ago.
After a lower back surgery, can I join the army?
Although joining Army(of Defense forces) in combat role demand extreme physical fitness and athleticism. There are other roles in the Army that do not require this level of physical fitness.I have listed down some of the points that may help you to take your decision.Depends on lot of thingsHow severe your injury was?How much have you recuperated?What are the chances of injury/pain of returning again on performing physical activities that are done by combat forces?Army(or any Defense forces) takes in only the fittest people out there and people who have no or correctable physical abnormalities.Give it a try, if you get selected and the Army doctors will perform a thorough physical examination. If they give you a green signal, who am I to advice you!Answer from: After A Lower Back Surgery Can I Join The Army?If you’re looking for an actual fix (not just something to mask the problem for a moment) Backpain Professor has a free audiobook download: Crooked: Outwitting the Back Pain Industry and Getting on the Road to Recovery it’s going to change the life of anyone who was dealing with long term back pain.
Can i join army with scoliosis?
with something like this, the best thing to do is not volunteer info. if you ask u'r recruiter, he either won't send u at all, or make u require a waiver before u even get to meps. what i am saying is, if YOU know that you can physically perform (pushups, carry a load etc) then why bother getting yourself possibly DQ'd, let them find it and deal with it then. SEE ALOT OF THUMBS DOWN HERE. HEY I CAN'T HELP IT IF YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH. EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW THAT WITH GOVERNMENT AND THE MILITARY, THERE IS THE WAY IT SHOULD BE; THE WAY IT SHOULD NOT BE; AND THE WAY IT IS. THIS IS THE WAY IT IS. AS A FORMER RECRUITER AND STATION COMMANDER, DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE FROM JUST MY STATION'S RECRUITING AREA NEVER JOINED THE MILITARY BECAUSE A SERVICE RECRUITER(ARMY, NAVY, ETC) TOLD THEM THEY WERE PERMANTLY DQ'D FOR A MED REASON THAT THE KID WAS NOT EVEN SURE HE HAD? " WELL MY GRANDMA TOLD ME WHEN I WAS 4 THE DR'S COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY I..." OR ANY OTHER SIMILAR STORY IS ENOUGH TO CAUSE MANY RECRUITERS TO TURN KIDS AWAY. RECRUITERS, BY REG'S, ARE NOT PERMITTED TO DQ PEOPLE, THEY CAN ONLY CONDUCT A PRE-SCREENING PROCESS. MED DQ IS UP TO MEPS, PERIOD. THEREFORE, ANYTHING NOT PATENTLY OBVIOUS(NO SCARS,ETC) SHOULD BE LEFT UN-MENTIONED AND JUST LET THE MED PERSONNEL FIND IT(OR NOT). THERE ARE WAY TO MANY PEOPLE NATIONWIDE WHO HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SOME INEXPERIENCED OR SCARED RECRUITER THAT THEY ARE DQ'D WHEN THEY ARE NOT. IN THIS KIND OF FORUM YOU ALL SHOULD BE GIVING THE INFO ON "THE WAY IT IS" TO THESE KIDS WHO HAVE QUESTIONS. CIVILIANS GENERALLY DO NOT UNDERSTAND REG'S AND DQ'S AND THE REASONINGS BEHIND THEM. THE "PERFECT" SOLDIER, SAILOR, MARINE, DOES NOT EXIST IN THE FORM THAT THE WRITER'S OF MEPCOM AND THE DIFF. SERVICE REG'S WANT THEM TO BE
Can i join the army if i fail college ?
I understand the feeling. I joined the Army after getting sick of college life too. I didn't like the military lifestyle either. After 4 and a half years guess where I am at...College. Inevitably, you will find yourself back in college eventually because with all the money for college you are granted from service (Tuition paid to your university of up to the highest public institution in your state, a monthly housing allowance while in semester based on where you live, and up to $1000 dollars for books). I don't know if the Army is right for you or not. It helped me a lot. I had only a 3.2 when I left the first time and in my first semester back I have a 4.0 because I'm more mature now, I've endured more hardship than the stress of writing papers, and I'm able to follow a schedule easily. It is a decision that requires a lot of thought however. I wass deployed within 2 months of getting to my unit, then again a year after we got back from the first one. It all depends on the job you choose. I was a 19D1P Cavalry Scout (Parachutist qualified). Failing your classes won't hurt you at all. A lot of people join right after high school, so college credit is just a bonus. You may get advanced rank from it, depending on how many credits you have. Good luck and I hope you make the right choice in selecting your MOS.
I had a spine injury 2 years ago and I am thinking of joining a gym. Is it advisable?
To be honest, No one here can actually give you the best advice on whether you should join gym or not. Even the doctors present on quora won’t be able to do that since they aren’t aware of your exact problems, condition, reports etc.Best thing you can do is go to your doctor who is aware of your case well(The one who helped you out with the injury). Take his advice. You may have to pay for consultation charges but it will be worth it.In case you didn’t took help from any doctor, Go seek out a trusted and reliable doctor and seek his advice.
Is it possible to join the U.S. Army if you have a pilonidal cyst?
If it is not a reoccurring one, yes.It would help if your doctor indicated that it was resolved with no residual disability or likelihood of reoccurrence. That will sway the opinion of the real decision maker, the doctor who inspects potential recruits at the MEPS center physicals each day. That doctor is in a hurry, so if another medical professional has weighed in they will often defer rather than bother to research the matter themselves.Does it still hurt? If so, it’s a bad idea to try to join.Does it itch internally? If so that’s necrotic tissue they failed to excise the first time and it is coming back.Here’s how you can be honest with yourself. You need to put frequent and significant pressure on and around the exact spot your cyst was:Do as many situps in a 2 minute period as you can. Do this 3x a day for a week. It will help get you in shape for basic too!Do flutter kicks. These are the devil if you have a persistent problem. Do them immediately after each 2 minute burst of situps. Do perhaps a minute of vigorous flutter-kicking followed by a minute of holding your legs 1 foot off the ground, straight, with ALL YOUR WEIGHT on your tailbone pushing onto your hands.If your tailbone hurts, sorry. You’re not qualified to join. You WILL have to do these on a several times a day basis while being closely scrutinized by a trained professional for a minimum of 9 weeks. This isn’t something you can fake. This isn’t something you can grit your teeth and endure. Any pain when you test this means you will not finish basic training. Being stuck in basic training is about the worst thing that can happen to you in the military, short of being on the wrong end of combat or being assigned to a Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape instructor training facility as a test-subject.If you can get in though, GREAT! If you are healthy enough you are making the best (and at the same time worst) decision of your life.Sources:I had a reoccurring pilonidal cyst first occur in basic, but pushed through the pain. The cyst ruptured and went septic within 2 weeks of arriving at my job training. 4 repeat excisions since then. It caused sciatic nerve damage. It eventually caused me cardiac problems. I’m probably not qualified to reenlist for that reason.Also, I was a recruiter and understand the enlistment process inside and out. Or at least I did a decade ago. Medical standards haven’t changed much.