How to Handle Hernia Surgery and AROTC Scholarship
My DS is a 4 year Army ROTC scholarship recipient and is attending a military college. He was diagnosed on 06/12/17 with a linguinal hernia (this is after accepting his scholarship and passing all...
View ArticleICL Waiver
I'm currently active duty trying to pursue the green to gold non scholarship option. I received a corrective eye surgery (ICL) in January 2017 while I was in the army by a army surgeon at a army...
View ArticleHow does a 17 year old answer when asked by the DoDMERB medical...
Our family has been lurking for quite some time and truly appreciate all of the incredible advice and information we have read on this forum...since we are truly newbies when it comes to the SAs, we...
View ArticleRemedial question
Earlier this year I was diagnosed with low iron levels, and was Rx just iron dietary supplements to help fix that. Ever since then I have been fine, and have not felt the side affects since. DodMERB...
View ArticleNot correctible to 20/20
DS eyesight was diagnosed with not correctible to 20/20 because of eyes strained at the time. He was subsequently told to go to another dr and was told that he was definitely correctible to 20/20. How...
View ArticleDoDMERB Consultants
Has anyone had a negative experience with them? I have recently contracted the services of Dr. Merchant (DoDMERB Consultants) two weeks ago and I have to say I am very uneasy about it. I had one...
View ArticleRemedial Requested Questions
My DoDMERB status was just updated to remedial requested for just one thing. It involved a prescription that I had for a couple of months last year. I am confused on whether or not I should request the...
View ArticleDODMERB Question
RetNavyHM, Welcome aboard. You will be an invaluable asset to this forum. Please allow me to start off. From the day of the physical, how long does it take DodMERB to process the package, assuming that...
View ArticleDoDmerb - Enuresis Confusion
My son had occasional enuresis as an adolescent, but it stopped before he turned 13 . On the Dodmerb questionnaire (Report of Medical History) that is filled out prior to Dodmerb exam, it asks if "YOU...
View ArticleDodmerb remedial
How long does a typical remedial take to process and hear if I am qualified or disqualified? It will be a month tomorrow since I submitted my remedial.
View ArticleChances of Recieving a waiver
I'm applying for all ROTC scholarships in addition to the service academies. I recently had a dodmerb at Andrews Air Force Base, and received some painful news. My vision is correctable to 20/20 in my...
View ArticlePending Waiver Review
Good Morning. I'm new to this site and I'm sure this question has been asked tons of times so I apologize in advance. My daughter recently was DQ because of asthma. She received a medical waiver for...
View ArticleNew Physical = New Waiver Documents?
DS applied to USMA and USCGA in 2015, (USMA 4q'd not selected, USCG waitlisted not selected). DODMERB DQ'd for history of peanut allergy and given USMA waiver based on previous successful treatment by...
View ArticleDodMERB Seasonal Allergies Question????? PLEASE HELP
I am entering the AFROTC this Fall semester as a 250 Cadet. I am curious as to your thoughts on what I should put down on the pre exam dodmerb checklist sheet. I was prescribed allergy medication and...
View ArticleSleepwalking
my son was filling out the DoDMERB and had to answer yes to sleep walking. We never even gave the fact that he occasionally (3-4 times a year) gets out of bed and walks to his door or around his room,...
View ArticleHospitalized in High School for Drinking
Hi, as the title says I was hospitalized in high school once for drinking too much. There was no police involvment and I was not cited. I made a couple of horrible mistakes in high school that led me...
View ArticleWolff Parkinson White
My son has WPW and wanted to join the cadets at VA tech with hopes of going in the Air Force. However he had an ablation 8 years ago and it was unsuccessful He however has shown no symptoms in 8 years...
View ArticleAcne Medication Question
So this isn't DODMERB related, but it is a medical question. I'm a current Air Force cadet (passed DODMERB already) and was proscribed topical cream for a few pimples that sprung up. Do I need to...
View ArticleDoDMERB Remedial for Eczema
Hello, Just got a remedial requested for eczema that I haven't had seriously since 12. I have read on this forum that you should not say that you have a condition unless you have been diagnosed with it...
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