Esim1315
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Hello all! I'm a RC DCO hopeful (really shooting for AEDO, or EDO, or hell, I'd even enjoy CEC) and I've worked with a recruiter previously but was unable to lose enough weight or fat around my waist to be in standard so I've never processed through MEPS. I took a break for a while to work on myself and work on raising my little ones a little more so they could be more independent. I'm closer this time and am thinking about reaching out to a recruiter again to attempt to join and get through MEPS but after reviewing DoDI 6130.03 I see that sleep apnea is a DQ-ing condition. I was diagnosed with Obstructive Sleep Apnea in 2021. The text as stated in the DoDI is as follows:
History of sleep-related breathing disorders, including, but not limited to, sleep apnea unless definitively treated by surgical intervention with resolution of symptoms.
So I imagine that there's no chance I'd be able to get a waiver if I'm currently using PAP equipment for treatment. And I also imagine a waiver is more likely but still slim chances if I were to lose the remaining weight and weigh-in at less than I originally did when I had my sleep test done a couple of years ago, retest, and go from a "moderate" diagnosis to a "mild" or "none". My understanding here is the only way forward is if I get surgery and test in the "none" range. Is this understanding correct?
Would Inspire technically be considered a "surgical intervention"? I've heard good things about that and I could see myself happily jumping on that if it means I can still join despite my condition.
What are the professional medical (or recruiter/former recruiter, I'm not picky) opinions on this?
History of sleep-related breathing disorders, including, but not limited to, sleep apnea unless definitively treated by surgical intervention with resolution of symptoms.
So I imagine that there's no chance I'd be able to get a waiver if I'm currently using PAP equipment for treatment. And I also imagine a waiver is more likely but still slim chances if I were to lose the remaining weight and weigh-in at less than I originally did when I had my sleep test done a couple of years ago, retest, and go from a "moderate" diagnosis to a "mild" or "none". My understanding here is the only way forward is if I get surgery and test in the "none" range. Is this understanding correct?
Would Inspire technically be considered a "surgical intervention"? I've heard good things about that and I could see myself happily jumping on that if it means I can still join despite my condition.
What are the professional medical (or recruiter/former recruiter, I'm not picky) opinions on this?