Can you explain more about the "strange issues"?
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Can you explain more about the "strange issues"?
You should find both the NAMI requirements and the waiver guide for SNAs, and know the rules verbatim wrt ADHD and the meds you took. You need to be ready to show in writing where you are either A) good to go, B) eligible for a waiver or C) (the not good one) NPQ.
I don't know where you can find the NAMI physical requirements or the waiver guide- I would suggest the NAMI/NOMI website.
No one cares more about your situation than you do. Remember that. Do your prep work and know what you need before you show up. Don't expect that someone else will know better than you do. Ask questions.
So I was on them from 19 to 22, got a doctor's note, went to MEPS last week, told them that ADHD (and two other diagnoses) were bullshit, the doc agreed, I've had an great GPA without them. They didn't request a waiver and said I was ok, nor did anyone have to look at my records (other than the civilian psychologist who wrote the letter).
My question now is this: will this crap come up again during flight physicals prior to/at OCS should I be accepted? Might there be another waiver in my future, or is it over and done with since I made it through MEPS?
Clearing MEPS doesn't mean anything as MEPS cannot clear prospective officers only N3M can, so did N3M clear you, if so that is one step in the right direction, now I have seen people in your circumstance cleared by N3M
I'm applying both Air Force and Navy at the moment, and my recruiter said that an N3M letter is what he'd have to give to the AF so I don't have to go to MEPS twice (apparently that isn't what the AF wanted, but that's another story). We had to send in a letter from a civilian doc as well as a statement I had written explaining my side of the story before he was even allowed to send me to MEPS. Once that was processed (somewhere in Maryland, as I recall) I was signed up and went. They told me that I passed, and here I am.
When you say "cleared by N3M" what exactly do you mean?
your MEPS physical will get sent to N3M, they will then review and send a letter back saying you are PQ "cleared", or NPQ "not cleared", or ask for more info.
Recruiter just told me it came back all clear.
That is good, the next step would be getting cleared by NAMI during the flight physical part.
So I was told that I was given a waiver in my N3M. I assume that changes nothing, and NAMI still has to clear me separately? He said that a flight physical is more about how you are now than your past and that it shouldn't be a problem, but that seems to contradict what I've found elsewhere.
what happened?Hey, if any of you guys have any questions, I was hit with the NAMI Whammy rigamarole while at OCS and can tell you what you might expect.