Hey All,
I initially applied for Army OCS a year ago, when I was in my senior year of college. I went through most of the process including getting medically evaluated and so on, but discovered that PRK surgery was waiverable for the aviation pipeline for both the Marines and Navy. I withdrew my application at that point and received PRK the following summer after graduation. That turned out great I’m now 20/15 in both eyes. The problem is, is that I had childhood eczema until my mid teens and then it went away for whatever reason and I haven't had an issue since. The Army approved the necessary waiver based on my medical history which I provided them, and a report from my current general practitioner of the last five years. All was good at MEPS and I was deemed Physically Qualified.
However, I I hit a snafu when applying through the Marines and Navy for OCS. Because I had already been through MEPS, I merely signed my records with the attached medical history and doctor’s letter over to the Marines and they sent it up to BUMED where I was PDQ’d. The final word came back yesterday. When I first heard about the PDQ, I got another letter from my GP and made an appointment with a dermatologist who also wrote a letter stating I have no eczema and that it would have no impact on my military service. I know its also waiverable in the NOMI guide under atopic dermatitis. Are there any issues with just filling out a new DD-680 and DD-270 and attaching the new updated records and applying through the Navy, or am I to put it in salty terms SOL due to BUMED.
Thanks for your help and I apologize for the wordiness, but its slightly complicated
I initially applied for Army OCS a year ago, when I was in my senior year of college. I went through most of the process including getting medically evaluated and so on, but discovered that PRK surgery was waiverable for the aviation pipeline for both the Marines and Navy. I withdrew my application at that point and received PRK the following summer after graduation. That turned out great I’m now 20/15 in both eyes. The problem is, is that I had childhood eczema until my mid teens and then it went away for whatever reason and I haven't had an issue since. The Army approved the necessary waiver based on my medical history which I provided them, and a report from my current general practitioner of the last five years. All was good at MEPS and I was deemed Physically Qualified.
However, I I hit a snafu when applying through the Marines and Navy for OCS. Because I had already been through MEPS, I merely signed my records with the attached medical history and doctor’s letter over to the Marines and they sent it up to BUMED where I was PDQ’d. The final word came back yesterday. When I first heard about the PDQ, I got another letter from my GP and made an appointment with a dermatologist who also wrote a letter stating I have no eczema and that it would have no impact on my military service. I know its also waiverable in the NOMI guide under atopic dermatitis. Are there any issues with just filling out a new DD-680 and DD-270 and attaching the new updated records and applying through the Navy, or am I to put it in salty terms SOL due to BUMED.
Thanks for your help and I apologize for the wordiness, but its slightly complicated