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feddoc

feddoc

Really old guy
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Jaw surgery and Tracheostomy: I think it is a no brainer....as long as you are asymptomatic.

Asthma: Were you ever diagnosed with it? Sounds more like seasonal allergies.

Eye sight: Not sure about the current standards. Perhaps someone who has gone through this recently can confirm/deny.

As far as the records go...if they aren't available, it may be to your benefit to get a doc to say that the asthma/allergies are a non-issue.




Airborne502nd said:
I’m going to tag this on here for Feddoc to look at or anyone else with any insight. Sorry about the length that it is. Anyway, I really want to attempt to get commissioned and go to flight school, but with my past medical history I’m not sure if I would just be spinning my wheels in the mud or not. I would like to be cleared for jet status.

Personal History: I’m 23 years old jr/sr in college (30 credits to graduate) majoring in Animal Science and plan on someday attending Veterinary School. I was originally planning on applying for OCS when I graduate, which will be in about a year to a year and a half, but now I have been thinking about applying for BDCP.

Medical History: Alright here it goes.

Jaw Surgery: When I was 2 years old I had a benign bone growth on my lower right jaw. The procedure that was my doctors did on me was to remove right side of my lower jaw, including 3 teeth (right lower molars). Next they replaced the jaw bone with a live bone graph. They took the graph for the upper third of my iliac crest of my right hip. I was the youngest child at the time in the US to receive this operation. Post-surgery, I had to have my mouth wired shut for 6 month. Currently the jaw has never given me a trouble what so ever. The original surgeon that performed this told my mother that my jaw was stronger that a normal jaw, especially because of the hip bone. My mother had been worried about letting my play hockey with it and wasn’t sure if it could stand any hits or blows to it. I have attached a current close up picture of my jaw.

Tracheostomy: This goes with the above case. I had to have one put in when my jaw was wired.

Asthma: When I lived in California (2 miles from NAS Miramar), with all the smog and cr@p in the air I had asthma and allergies. As I got older the asthma has gone away and I have been asymptomatic for it. The last time I had any trouble with it was like when I was 11 or 12. Funny thing was that when I was a kid, I live for a year in Minnesota and during that time it never bothered me, but when I moved back to Cali it did. Also like I said about when I was 12, even when I was living in California it stop bothering me. Now I live in Minnesota full time, but I still get a little bit of allergies in the summer when one type of flower comes out for a couple of weeks. I played ice hockey to the college and semi-pro level and currently I’m playing lacrosse for my college, playing as a midfielder, which in lacrosse they have to do the most running on the whole team. For either sport I have never had any problem with my breathing, I would have been able to hockey at that level or do the running in lacrosse if I have had a problem.

Eye Sight: My last thing is that I’m boarder line for the eyesight requirement. I’m like 20/40 in one eye and either a little under or a little over 20/40 in the other eye. I’m planning on getting PRK as soon as I can afford it.

So what do you think, I don’t know how the navy will take to jaw surgery and having multiple med. problems. Do I have any chance for getting any of this waivered? Also do you do to get my medical records if the doctor that I went to as a kid is not long a practice? They would have the records for the jaw surgery.

Thanks,

Andy
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cgoetz

Member
Is there anyone that is or knows of someone who has had issues with either ADD or depression, and was able to go to flight school. If so how did you or they able to do it?
 
Gatordev

Gatordev

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Airborne502nd said:
Mods is there a chance that my post above could be moved to a new thread under the titled A Question for the Flight Surgeons, where it might be seen or responded to. Thanks
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For crying out loud, relax. This is a FREE website (to you...although you're welcome to contribute) and there's a doc here who's answering questions on his own free (albeit retired) time. This isn't the MacDonalds/Xbox fueled reality where you get everything now for no other reason than because you want it.
 
Gatordev

Gatordev

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cgoetz said:
Is there anyone that is or knows of someone who has had issues with either ADD or depression, and was able to go to flight school. If so how did you or they able to do it?
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If you're still interested...

Using the Google search (I don't think the stock search will take "ADD"), do a search for ADD. There's lots of recent threads on this.

...and I've lost you...
 
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Airborne502nd

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Originally Posted by Airborne502nd
Mods is there a chance that my post above could be moved to a new thread under the titled A Question for the Flight Surgeons, where it might be seen or responded to. Thanks

Originally Posted by Gatordev
For crying out loud, relax. This is a FREE website (to you...although you're welcome to contribute) and there's a doc here who's answering questions on his own free (albeit retired) time. This isn't the MacDonalds/Xbox fueled reality where you get everything now for no other reason than because you want it.

Gatordev, I asked for it to be moved because after my original post I thought that it would be better if it was on its own thread topic not post #55 on the third page of a large thread that might not be seen. Also I’m thankful for all of the free information posted on this website, that is contributed by such knowledgeable people.

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Originally Posted by cgoetz
Is there anyone that is or knows of someone who has had issues with either ADD or depression, and was able to go to flight school. If so how did you or they able to do it?

Originally Posted by Gatordev
If you're still interested...

Using the Google search (I don't think the stock search will take "ADD"), do a search for ADD. There's lots of recent threads on this.

...and I've lost you...

Gatordev come take a chill pill.


As for Feddoc, thank you Sir for your post, it was helpful. To reply to your post:

Asthma: Were you ever diagnosed with it? Sounds more like seasonal allergies.

When I was either 6 or 7 years old I saw a allergy specialist and was given diagnoses of mild asthma. But since I have gotten older the asthma has seem to gone away, I never have any symptoms from it, and it appears to be asymptomatic. Once again Feddoc thanks for the info and time you spend on this website helping others out.
 
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Rasczak

Marine
phrogpilot73 said:
Don't know much about the medical history, but damn near everything in the military is waiverable.
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Got an email from a HN at the aviation medicine office. "The conditions you have you wont be able to fly. They are unwaiverable for an SNA or SNFO for any branch of service."

I don't know if that's what she heard from the FS or not though. I'm gonna keep trying until I get something more official looking saying I can go to hell or something.

Is there a FS in Kingsville?
 
Gatordev

Gatordev

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Airborne502nd said:
Quote:


Gatordev, I asked for it to be moved because after my original post I thought that it would be better if it was on its own thread topic not post #55 on the third page of a large thread that might not be seen. Also I’m thankful for all of the free information posted on this website, that is contributed by such knowledgeable people.
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You're more than welcome to PM a mod/admin and ask them to move it, but asking for it to be moved because your immediate need wasn't being met is weak. Feddoc will be (and has, as you saw) back around to get to it when he can/desires. There's even some mods/admin here who "deploy." Guess how long it takes them to get to a problem/thread (hint: 6-9 months).

Quote:
Originally Posted by cgoetz
Is there anyone that is or knows of someone who has had issues with either ADD or depression, and was able to go to flight school. If so how did you or they able to do it?

Originally Posted by Gatordev
If you're still interested...

Using the Google search (I don't think the stock search will take "ADD"), do a search for ADD. There's lots of recent threads on this.

...and I've lost you...

Gatordev come take a chill pill.
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My ADD post was, for the most part, a serious, helpful post. The stock search engine won't take searches w/ less than 3 or 4 letters. Google will. Hence when you search for "ADD," nothing will come up unless you use the Google built in search. AND there have been several ADD threads recently asking the exact same question. The "...and I've lost you..." is just plain funny, and if you don't see the comic genius in that, you need another riddelin (or however you spell that. I'm too distracted to look it up).
 
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Airborne502nd

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gatordev said:
You're more than welcome to PM a mod/admin and ask them to move it, but asking for it to be moved because your immediate need wasn't being met is weak. Feddoc will be (and has, as you saw) back around to get to it when he can/desires. There's even some mods/admin here who "deploy." Guess how long it takes them to get to a problem/thread (hint: 6-9 months).)
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I believed that it was better off on its own thread after I posted it and couldn't move or delete it to repost it as a new thread. It was not because of my immediate needs and you have my complete appolgies if it came across like that.

gatordev said:
My ADD post was, for the most part, a serious, helpful post. The stock search engine won't take searches w/ less than 3 or 4 letters. Google will. Hence when you search for "ADD," nothing will come up unless you use the Google built in search. AND there have been several ADD threads recently asking the exact same question. The "...and I've lost you..." is just plain funny, and if you don't see the comic genius in that, you need another riddelin (or however you spell that. I'm too distracted to look it up).
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A4sForever said:
I beg your pardon?? You're telling a commissioned officer to "take a chill pill" ...???

Poor headwork. You ain't gonna make it.
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take a chill pill is just my dry humor respones to ...and I've lost you. Again sorry if that was miss understood in the way that it was written, and once again thanks for any comment or help given.;)
 
feddoc

feddoc

Really old guy
Contributor
Rasczak said:
Got an email from a HN at the aviation medicine office. "The conditions you have you wont be able to fly. They are unwaiverable for an SNA or SNFO for any branch of service."

I don't know if that's what she heard from the FS or not though. I'm gonna keep trying until I get something more official looking saying I can go to hell or something.

Is there a FS in Kingsville?
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Dang, that is not quite right. IF you have physical stuff which makes you NPQ, you deserve to hear it from a Doc.

Keep after it.
 
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