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One of my dd's applied for this scholarship for PT in the past, so not sure if the information is correct. 1. She did have to have all prerequisites met. This is standard for any PT program. 2. No license was required. 3. I don't know about this question. The application itself was pretty...

My dd had to submit pharmacy records after the age of 13, MCT, PFT, pulmonologist, and exercise stress test. She did get waivers for AFROTC and USAFA. Additionally, she had to have a CT scan for her AF flight physical (plus all of the other pulmonary tests again).

Yes, they were requested by USAFA and AFROTC via Dodmerb. She had an inhaler prescription at the age of 13 and that triggered the requests. But this was 2020 and things could have changed from the process today; I don't know. I do know when she had her flight physical at Wright AFB a year ago...

My dd did get an "asthma" waiver, (she doesn't have asthma, but had to prove it) but she did extensive testing, saw a pulmonologist, etc. She had to get pharmacy records from age 13 on, methacholine challenge tests, pulmonary function tests, exercise stress tests... If you have good...

Was any testing requested? Like the methacholine challenge test? etc.? Successful passing of those tests could bolster your case as well.

You could gather any medical records you have r/t your asthma/allergies and pharmacy records concerning the filled prescriptions. These will likely be asked for and can take time to gather.

My husband is a pilot and was her instructor, but ROTC has scholarships for cadets to get flying hours, at least her unit did. Maybe not 60, but a good start. There are also study aids for the 2 tests they take (names are escaping me at the moment). Those tests are also factored in the PCSM...

Sorry for your news! I definitely would not do a $60K+/year college without a scholarship; not worth the debt... My dd did have a 4-year AFROTC scholarship, but she received hers before the big drawdown in # of scholarships. She went to a small university with a small ROTC detachment, but she...

I once was pulled over in MO for passing a police officer on the interstate. I had my cruise control set for the speed limit and the car was new, so the speedometer was most likely accurate. When the police officer asked me why I was pulled over, I replied I honestly didn't know because of the...

I will wait to hear more. The article quoted anonymous sources and focused mostly on the DEI aspect. It neglected to mention she was fired with cause for other reasons, and therefore it seems biased to elicit sympathy for her point of view.

Two weeks before Christmas in the early 2000's, my dh received a notice that the military MD's did not recommend he continue with his planned assignment. We were at DLI in Monterey, CA for language training for an overseas exchange flying tour. During his time there, my dh had to have spinal...

Thank you for the clarification. I'm just a mom speaking about our experience gathering documents, seeing MD's, and sending it "somewhere." 😂 Thankful for those with more knowledge.

Well, kind of both. We saw a local pulmonologist, who then referred her to a well-known medical center for the specialized pulmonary testing DoDMERB wanted. Both pulmonologists reached the same conclusion in their reports to DoDMERB, but it's the MD's at DoDMERB that look at the data/reports...

Yes, my daughter received AFROTC and AFA waivers, but the conclusion of the MD's was that she did not have asthma. She did have an inhaler after the age of 13.

I would wait until he is all better. For my dd, DoDMERB requested ALL records related to "asthma," so you would likely have to submit these records eventually. Even if they were annotated as recovering from a cold and he passed a subsequent test, I wouldn't want to give any ammunition to deny...