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Getting into the military with epilepsy.
Tue, 03/25/2008 - 17:45Comments
Re: Getting into the military with epilepsy.
Submitted by gernblanston on Thu, 2008-09-25 - 22:00
Hi, my son who is 17 had his 2nd grand mal on Labor day. He has not had one since his first one 4 years ago. He was on depakote until 2 years ago, as he had no seizure activity on his EEG, and doc. said he was clean. He wants to join the Navy or some other service like Marines, and is now so dissapointed that he can't. Is all this true? What if he goes to college on ROTC and does not have a seizure for 5 years??? Could he still be in ROTC? Thanks. BTW his seizure was so severe that he dislocated both shoulders anteriorly vs. posteriorly.
Thanks.
Gern (not my real name of course)
Hi, my son who is 17 had his 2nd grand mal on Labor day. He has not had one since his first one 4 years ago. He was on depakote until 2 years ago, as he had no seizure activity on his EEG, and doc. said he was clean. He wants to join the Navy or some other service like Marines, and is now so dissapointed that he can't. Is all this true? What if he goes to college on ROTC and does not have a seizure for 5 years??? Could he still be in ROTC? Thanks. BTW his seizure was so severe that he dislocated both shoulders anteriorly vs. posteriorly.
Thanks.
Gern (not my real name of course)
Re: Getting into the military with epilepsy.
Submitted by wyboemail on Tue, 2008-05-13 - 08:44
I think he can get into the military. The footage of that soldier home on leave that had the seizure and the homeless guy robbing him.