Honestly it's stuff like this that makes me nervous about my kids being diagnosed with anything even though my 2 year old clearly has a speech delay. I don't want them to be told years later that they can't serve when in reality they'd do fine. I'm not going to let that stop me from getting my kids help to be clear.
I mean military specifically with all the unique benefits that it comes with.
I fought hard against medicating my youngest who was more of a smart ass than a trouble child. We never did it although his teachers called for it but now that has made it through college (well, at the end of the spring semester) it turns out I was right…he is a smart ass, he just learned to control it.
Opportunity costs too.
There was a teacher that worked with a friend of mine, every kid who wouldn't listen in class she would tell the parents the kid probably had ADHD, many would go to the doc and get put on meds. I wonder if she was getting kickbacks from the pharmaceutical companies.
Happened to see this in the news today:
Per the article the USN and USMC aren't that bad, the others are having a tough time. I was surprised at the USCG and USAF being so far behind but they really never went out and actively recruited so I shouldn't be surprised.Happened to see this in the news today:
For example, in the past ailments like asthma and ADHD could disqualify someone from serving if the recruit had symptoms after their 13th or 14th birthdays. But now the Pentagon is reviewing whether individuals who have been asymptomatic for a shorter period of time could join without a waiver.
Just how bad are the recruiting numbers this year?
Every branch of the U.S. military is struggling to meet its 2022 recruiting goals, officials say
With a record low number of Americans eligible to serve, and few of those willing to do it, this "is the year we question the sustainability of the all-volunteer force,” said an expert.www.nbcnews.com
Happened to see this in the news today:
For example, in the past ailments like asthma and ADHD could disqualify someone from serving if the recruit had symptoms after their 13th or 14th birthdays. But now the Pentagon is reviewing whether individuals who have been asymptomatic for a shorter period of time could join without a waiver.
Just how bad are the recruiting numbers this year?
Every branch of the U.S. military is struggling to meet its 2022 recruiting goals, officials say
With a record low number of Americans eligible to serve, and few of those willing to do it, this "is the year we question the sustainability of the all-volunteer force,” said an expert.
LOL . . . OK, whatever. I'm going on 19 years in and O-5 with a childhood diagnosis of inattentive ADHD. All I needed to be back in the day was off meds in high school when I joined up, and NAMI waived me. It is a thing, but in my personal experience, it doesn't necessarily have to be a deal breaker for service, so drop the snark. Maybe the more severe cases are a problem, but not all.
That’s super messed up. She sounds like a real winner. Good reminder to always do your own research and don’t place blind faith in “experts.”
Thanks for the heads-up - just re-read my post and I did not delineate between those 2 thoughts.
I reread the article and the part about a criminal record jumped out at me. I remember kids in my boot camp class that were sent there by the courts and you could probably hear the police sirens that chased my brother into a recruiting office! My guess is that most were able to right their lives in the service but then again, I have always hated the zero-defect mentality that came up in the late 80’s.Happened to see this in the news today:
For example, in the past ailments like asthma and ADHD could disqualify someone from serving if the recruit had symptoms after their 13th or 14th birthdays. But now the Pentagon is reviewing whether individuals who have been asymptomatic for a shorter period of time could join without a waiver.
Just how bad are the recruiting numbers this year?
Every branch of the U.S. military is struggling to meet its 2022 recruiting goals, officials say
With a record low number of Americans eligible to serve, and few of those willing to do it, this "is the year we question the sustainability of the all-volunteer force,” said an expert.
