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Getting into the military with epilepsy.
Tue, 03/25/2008 - 17:45Hello, I tried to get into the Army when I was 18 but they denied me because they couldn't guarentee that I would or could get my medication on a daily basis! It makes sense! Now my 17 year old son has plans of joining the Navy. I've told him what I went through and what they told me but he's already talked to recruiters that have told him that he could get in. Do different branches have different rules for enlistment? I've already made my son promise me that he wouldn't enlist until after Bush is out, but Bush has created such a mess it's going to take years to clean up his mess and to get our troops out safely! My son's grades aren't good and I've already been told that the Navy won't take him unless he has at least a C average, so that sets my mind at ease! Does anybody have any first hand knowledge regarding getting into the armed forces with E.
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The recruiter sounds like he
Submitted by Pennypress on Sat, 2019-08-24 - 18:55
The recruiter sounds like he is going by the book - consider yourself lucky. Your son may be able to get a waiver and join. Many people do. He sounds like a good candidate for one. Much better to have everything out in the open even if that means he is refused.
Hello all. I'm male and 19yrs
Submitted by Spartan117 on Mon, 2019-09-09 - 17:27
Hello all. I'm male and 19yrs old. And I'm wondering if any could answer this for me. So i had a seziure round November 2017 and again on mother's day 2018. But it wasn't due to Epilepsy. Just low calcium. I take calcium and vitamin d pills and tums to bring up my calcium and whatnot. So I'm wondering idc this'll disqualify me from joining the US Army? I really wanna join. Plus if America's gonna go up against China then us military'll need all the help it can get.
not sure if my last comment
Submitted by cabreras4ever on Wed, 2019-07-17 - 15:46
not sure if my last comment posted. My son had a febrile seizure when he was 1 years old. He is 19 and has never had another. His recruiter is making it an issue. This does not seem right. Is anyone familiar with situations like this? Thanks