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DQ'd Due to Patellar Tendinitis

Hopeful Hoya

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N3M rarely picks up the phone, even for recruiters, and it doesn't matter what a person tells them, they only go by what is in the medical documents, if something goes wrong down the road that is the only thing another person will be able to review to see if the call was proper or not.

I had a conversation with the N3M doc years ago, I had a candidate for a hard to fill designator, there were some medical issues I mentioned this candidate was a hard to fill designator, the N3M doc said the person either meets the requirements or not.

Yeah completely makes sense, I wasn't going to call to lobby one way for another, just to try to feel out what I would need to demonstrate what I need to get a waiver. But I won't start bugging the docs and just wait to hear what the initial N3M hack is.
 

FormerRecruitingGuru

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Yeah I read through that and saw it's a DQ. I guess all that I can do is go to the consult and hopefully the doctor can write something to the effect I'm fully cured and the PFPS should not recur. Would it also be work calling N3M and asking to speak to a doc (I've heard of some applicants doing that before) and just asking what specifically they would be looking for to grant a waiver so I can make sure that I do everything I need to during the consult?

Do not call N3M directly, there's been issues in the past and recruiters get flame sprayed because their applicant and/or family has. Least thing you want on your hands is a pissed off recruiter.
 

Spekkio

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Didn't see any other topics about this so wanted to ask.

In fall 2011 I developed mild patellar tendinitis due to overuse from playing a lot of tennis on hard courts. Saw an orthopedist, they proscribed a month of PT to strengthen my leg muscles, after a month no pain remained. Played a full season of competitive tennis on hard courts and have been running with no issues.

But I got DQ'd today at MEPS for it. Understand its waiverable but how readily are waivers granted and do I sound like a good case? Everything else checked out so this is the proverbial "make or break" for me.
Under what section/provision did they DQ you? The dodinst 6130.4 only talks about chronic pain conditions, surgery, and conditions that limit mobility.

At the very least you'll need to tell this to your private doc so he can write his diagnosis in a way that will appease the Navy.
 

Brett327

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Do not call N3M directly, there's been issues in the past and recruiters get flame sprayed because their applicant and/or family has. Least thing you want on your hands is a pissed off recruiter.
You need this at your desk. Fight fire with...
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Hopeful Hoya

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Do not call N3M directly, there's been issues in the past and recruiters get flame sprayed because their applicant and/or family has. Least thing you want on your hands is a pissed off recruiter.

Ok I won't sir, figured that may not go over well so that's why I double checked.

Under what section/provision did they DQ you? The dodinst 6130.4 only talks about chronic pain conditions, surgery, and conditions that limit mobility.

At the very least you'll need to tell this to your private doc so he can write his diagnosis in a way that will appease the Navy.

Technically PFPS is a chronic diagnosis since it can be mitigated but never fully cured since it can recur. But I'm hoping by showing that after only a month of PT I've been asymptomatic for 5 years despite being physically active.
 

Hopeful Hoya

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Had the consult, Doc said everything checked out structurally and saw no reason why I would be limited going forward. Let's just hope N3M feels the same way...
 

Hopeful Hoya

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Just got the N3M letter back today, DQ'd with waiver not approved due to history of bilateral knee instability and an adjustment disorder (not sure if a year of counseling after a divorce or my speeding tickets triggered this).

Recruiter said that the letter didn't have the "N3M will reconsider if..." clause so this is pretty much the end of the road for me.

Not going to lie I'm pretty crushed but I really want to serve so I'll be trying with the other services.
 

romoth

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Thats a tough break, Im sorry to hear that but i am glad to hear that your going to look into the other services.
 

Knightsnation

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Just got the N3M letter back today, DQ'd with waiver not approved due to history of bilateral knee instability and an adjustment disorder (not sure if a year of counseling after a divorce or my speeding tickets triggered this).

Recruiter said that the letter didn't have the "N3M will reconsider if..." clause so this is pretty much the end of the road for me.

Not going to lie I'm pretty crushed but I really want to serve so I'll be trying with the other services.
:/ best of luck to you going forward with other branches.
 

FormerRecruitingGuru

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Just got the N3M letter back today, DQ'd with waiver not approved due to history of bilateral knee instability and an adjustment disorder (not sure if a year of counseling after a divorce or my speeding tickets triggered this).

Recruiter said that the letter didn't have the "N3M will reconsider if..." clause so this is pretty much the end of the road for me.

Not going to lie I'm pretty crushed but I really want to serve so I'll be trying with the other services.

Sorry about the news. One thing I always recommended to applicants who weren't able to make it into the Naval Service is to check out civilian work for the Navy. Yes, you might not be flying a plane or driving a ship but you can still make a difference supporting the team. Usajobs.gov has a ton of listings and who knows there might be something that can work out with you! Either way, best of luck.
 

SWOMan

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I wonder if the adjustment disorder might be the bigger issue. You could get a statement from a psychiatrist and see if they will look at it? It worked for me... but then again I had those words " would reconsider if..."
 
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