Dzien
Member
I've gone through my local MEPS as one of the very last phases of my application steps, after an earlier physical became dated, found to be medically qualified, but today (nearly 3 months after MEPS), I received a letter stating that I am medically disqualified from any military service due to a "history of alcohol abuse".
Now, the back story is I had a DUI back in 2012, and have since completed all court-ordered sanctions, including re-instating my operator's license. I have never heard anything of the sense that a single incident is medically disqualifying, since I have well learned my lesson, and have no other alcohol or drug related offenses on my record.
I had been required to provide additional documentation from a focus group I attended, as part of the process the State of Florida requires for all persons to reinstate their license to supplement my medical records...knowing full-well I had successfully completed the process.
That said, I have a feeling I either failed to receive a required medical waiver for this incident, or something has been mishandled. Due to the fact this is the holiday season, I figure I won't have a chance to speak with my Officer Recruiters office for a few weeks, but I wanted to preempt my defense, if options exist to contest this.
I've been in this application process for about 2 years and nothing has been said or suggested that this single incident would be a show-stopper, having been found medically qualified dating back to 6 months after the incident.
Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated. This is something I have been wanting for a very long time, and I won't give up on my goal to serving this country until every last option has been exhausted.
Now, the back story is I had a DUI back in 2012, and have since completed all court-ordered sanctions, including re-instating my operator's license. I have never heard anything of the sense that a single incident is medically disqualifying, since I have well learned my lesson, and have no other alcohol or drug related offenses on my record.
I had been required to provide additional documentation from a focus group I attended, as part of the process the State of Florida requires for all persons to reinstate their license to supplement my medical records...knowing full-well I had successfully completed the process.
That said, I have a feeling I either failed to receive a required medical waiver for this incident, or something has been mishandled. Due to the fact this is the holiday season, I figure I won't have a chance to speak with my Officer Recruiters office for a few weeks, but I wanted to preempt my defense, if options exist to contest this.
I've been in this application process for about 2 years and nothing has been said or suggested that this single incident would be a show-stopper, having been found medically qualified dating back to 6 months after the incident.
Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated. This is something I have been wanting for a very long time, and I won't give up on my goal to serving this country until every last option has been exhausted.