jjryan07
Iron Eagle
Received word today that I am FS for the Aug 25 class. I have been quiet on her for quite some time now, but this has been a very long process for me. I received PRK in May of 2012. Following that I took the ASTB in June and went to the July 2012 board. I was pro rec'd in Aug but had to wait until Nov to receive my PQ and PRK waiver. I attended MEPS in December, and that is when the fun really started.
At MEPS I was flagged for a urological issue, a hydrocele, which required further consult. A few weeks later they scheduled me for a consultation with a urologist. In their infinite wisdom, the wanted an ultrasound done, but sent me to an office without the equipment. They decided to send my medical package up for review anyway, and I found out a week later that I did need to have an ultrasound. I started working with my own urologist and over the next few months the Navy and I went back and forth until finally the only course of action was to have the hydrocele removed. That was 6 weeks ago.
I found out Friday I was finally granted the appropriate waivers and today that I was FS. A lot of this won't be a problem for people now because I think you have to get PQ'd now before you even go to the board. I was lucky enough that the Navy allowed me to keep my nearly one year old pro rec. If I can give anyone any advice for this process, it's don't give up on it. If it is really your dream, don't let anything stand in your way (even surgery on your boys), because all I can think right now is how worth it the last year has been.
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At MEPS I was flagged for a urological issue, a hydrocele, which required further consult. A few weeks later they scheduled me for a consultation with a urologist. In their infinite wisdom, the wanted an ultrasound done, but sent me to an office without the equipment. They decided to send my medical package up for review anyway, and I found out a week later that I did need to have an ultrasound. I started working with my own urologist and over the next few months the Navy and I went back and forth until finally the only course of action was to have the hydrocele removed. That was 6 weeks ago.
I found out Friday I was finally granted the appropriate waivers and today that I was FS. A lot of this won't be a problem for people now because I think you have to get PQ'd now before you even go to the board. I was lucky enough that the Navy allowed me to keep my nearly one year old pro rec. If I can give anyone any advice for this process, it's don't give up on it. If it is really your dream, don't let anything stand in your way (even surgery on your boys), because all I can think right now is how worth it the last year has been.
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