I am a high school junior pursuing a nomination/appointment to the USNA or USAFA. I have already been accepted in the AFA SS and will shortly be applying to the USNA SS. After taking a look at the application to the naval academy SS, I have noted that it asks about a HISTORY of asthma (as opposed to the AFA where I was just simply asked if I had asthma).
I recently heard a story about a qualified candidate being deep-sixed from the USNA admission process because of a history of asthma. I myself have a history of asthma but it has not been on my medical record since I was 13 and I have not used an inhaler since the age of 11 (and even then, I only used my inhaler for one week at my first Boy Scout summer camp). Conclusion: I do not believe I ever HAD asthma.
Looking back on it, the only reason I complained about "asthma" is because I would be breathless after a workout. I was a short and chubby little kid so it was an excuse, I think, to call my lack of physical ability "asthma".
At the present, I am in top physical shape -- I can nearly max the CFA, falling ~6 pull- ups short and 30 seconds short on the run. But my question is, how will my history of "asthma" effect my overall appointment/nomination process?
Thanks in advance!
Shawn
I recently heard a story about a qualified candidate being deep-sixed from the USNA admission process because of a history of asthma. I myself have a history of asthma but it has not been on my medical record since I was 13 and I have not used an inhaler since the age of 11 (and even then, I only used my inhaler for one week at my first Boy Scout summer camp). Conclusion: I do not believe I ever HAD asthma.
Looking back on it, the only reason I complained about "asthma" is because I would be breathless after a workout. I was a short and chubby little kid so it was an excuse, I think, to call my lack of physical ability "asthma".
At the present, I am in top physical shape -- I can nearly max the CFA, falling ~6 pull- ups short and 30 seconds short on the run. But my question is, how will my history of "asthma" effect my overall appointment/nomination process?
Thanks in advance!
Shawn