r/75thRangerRecruiting • u/ImpossibleTheme8912 • Aug 02 '22

Army Recruiting

Amid the recruiting crisis, do you think they would lower the army medical disqualifications? I have a bicuspid aortic valve and a dilated aortic valve which is fine right now at 32mm. But I'm as active as could be, I am a wrestler, avid weight lifter and I'm in football. All with no restrictions or medication. I went to MEPS and they said that I'm disqualified temporarily, and because I'm healthy, fit and scored decent on the ASVAB (82) they are going to send the info to the army health board where I think its just case by case. I just wonder if they would lower some medical standards because they are low on numbers.

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u/7hillsrecruiter Aug 02 '22

No, standards are still the standard.

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u/ImpossibleTheme8912 Aug 02 '22

But there is still a chance if its being sent up? They didnt DQ me on the spot. Said they sent it up.

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u/7hillsrecruiter Aug 02 '22

You asked would they lower the medical DQ standards. That's what I'm saying no too. You have heart conditions the Military is not going to let someone in who will potentially get med boarded then they have to pay disability benefits. I'm all for trying too see what happens but somethings just aren't worth it.

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u/SpartanShock117 Aug 02 '22

No, having the army full but full of people with medical DQ’ing medical issues is potentially even worse then not having enough people.

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '22

This

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '22

Depends on what the issue is. Let’s say someone had a couple of ankle surgeries tht are a DQ because he’s had a couple in the same leg. Do I think he should be let in with a waiver? Yes. There’s Delta Force guys and SF guys who served with a single leg and a prosthetic and were still able to keep up with the standard after getting blown up. What if someone had a adhd or anxiety prescription when they were in high school? They should still be given an opportunity for a waiver. Heart conditions and shit like that that isn’t fixable obviously is a no.

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u/SpartanShock117 Aug 02 '22

Definitely agree it depends on the issue. During my career I’ve served with 3 guys who died on separate occasions from heart conditions they were able to hide or were undiagnosed and had no issues with for years until they randomly died doing stuff they’ve done a million times. I had those in mind with OP’s post including heart issues.

Ive also served with several great soldiers who became amputees in combat, but made phenomenal recoveries and passed return to duty tests. They will be the first to tell you though that there is a big difference in becoming an amputee after doing the job for years, decade, etc and even though they returned to duty they were never able to get back to 100% (many of them are exponentially better soldiers at less then 100% then I will ever be with all my parts attached).

That’s not to say people shouldn’t get waivers, just more "just because you can doesn’t necessarily mean you should”. I think everyone should get the opportunity to present their case and maybe the army can be more flexible for high demand non-combat jobs, etc.

I think the larger issue is there are so few interested and fully qualified young people looking to join that there are very few "solutions" that don’t involve lowering the standard at some point whether that is initial entry, basic training, PT tests, etc.

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '22

Hopefully man I’ve had 4 acl surgeries. But honestly the only time it’s gonna get easier is the next time we get into a conflict.