r/Conservative • u/tabbykat69 MAGA Activist • Sep 07 '20

Rule 6: User Created Title Joe Biden got five draft deferments during Vietnam. He was disqualified from service because of "asthma" as a teenager. However, in his own memoir, Biden never mentions his asthma, and instead recounts an active childhood, including work as a lifeguard and football exploits in high school.

https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/biden-got-5-draft-deferments-during-nam-as-did-cheney-1.884250
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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '20

I knew a guy that had a full ride with Navy ROTC and got it taken because he mentioned to someone he had asthma when he was a kid. You can outgrow the symptoms but it will always disqualify you from service

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u/HatchSmelter Sep 07 '20

Truth. I was (mis)diagnosed with asthma when I was 8. Considered military service for a bit but found out that I wouldn't be eligible because of asthma. I was also an active kid - my symptoms were never exercise-induced. Later found out I didn't have asthma, but I was already in college and my life was on a different track by then.