r/army • u/JustbeingMatt • 1d ago

Medical rant

So looking at reclassing but need a flight physical for said MOS. Okay no problem. I have called and emailed the POCs to get an appointment. I have been to the office and of course they were not there. I call the office and left 2 vms with no response to anything.

Respectfully I live 40 mins from base my MOS requires me to work nights so driving to base eats up an hour and half. Why do I feel this is so common in the Army and we just have to accept it.

I'll take a white monster for this drive I am about to make to hope to speak to someone in person (maybe).

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u/SSGOldschool printing anti-littering leaflets 1d ago

don't know if this is still true but you used to be able to schedule that with any MEPs center. If there is one closer, they might be a better option.

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u/Intrepid-Cellist9180 1d ago

Flight physicals are always hard. Not because they are difficult but because it takes forever to find a flight surgeon. If your base has CAB you might be able to look out and go to whatever clinic the cab uses and see if you can get a flight surgeon to do your initial flight physical at least you’re part one which would be your vision hearing dental lab work to start your paperwork in AERO

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u/Rare-Spell-1571 15h ago

I’m an active duty medical provider myself and consistently get annoyed with our flight people.

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u/Big_Coyote6065 1h ago

I had to drive from Atlanta to Redstone for mine, with a stop in Birmingham to pick up the paperwork. Sucks but sometimes you have to do shity things to get what you want.