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    2024 March Madness

    Go Iowa Hawkeyes!!
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    Does Airforce ROTC cover graduate program tuition if finishing both undergraduate and graduate programs in 4 years?

    AFROTC experience: My dd had ~1.5 years of dual enrollment credit when she started. She ended up finishing her degree requirements (chem major/math minor) in 2.5 years. She wanted to take graduate courses, but she was denied. I can't remember the exact reason, but I do know she and her...
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    AFROTC Flight Training Wait Times?

    My dd just got notification today. UPT starts in August; she was a Dec. grad.
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    AFROTC Base Drops

    My DD received her base, but not report date yet.
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    Young Adults Remaining on Health Care Benefits of Parents, even without being a student, to age 26?

    Yes, my dd commissioned in Dec. and is still awaiting flight training. She is covered through Tricare, but it was a process (many phone calls) to get enrolled. It did take around 2 months to finally get confirmation of coverage starting We are not close to any bases. I believe she was told...
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    "Asthma/reactive airway disease/exercise induced bronchospasm" Waiver chances

    If you have good insurance and don't mind the copayments, yes you could. This is what we did, and we were glad she completed all her testing in Feb. 2020, right before Covid hit! Not all waivers require MCT, PFT, and pulmonologist visit. Some require additional testing: DD had to do exercise...
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    Thoughts on a “Preemptive” Statement Letter to DoDMERB

    Our DD was DQ'ed for 1 inhaler Rx after the age of 13. I don't think the parent letter will really make a difference; waiver authorities want objective tests (PFT's, MCT, exercise stress test... each case is different) and medical/pharmacy records. As a parent, I would gather all medical...
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    Stellar PFT by Pulmonologist vs. wheezing during Methacholine CT on 7th round - Pass or Fail?

    DODMERB requested it. Any pulmonologist should be able to prescribe it, but we did have to travel to a regional medical center to get it done. The way the tests were described to us was that the MCCT is a brief picture of lung function and is not always accurate; whereas, the exercise stress...
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    Stellar PFT by Pulmonologist vs. wheezing during Methacholine CT on 7th round - Pass or Fail?

    I would have her do the retest when completely healthy. My dd went through this 3 years ago. She had to retest on an exercise stress test because she did the first one when recovering from a cold. She retested when healthy (first test was borderline in one area) and had her waiver within a...
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    Tricare eligibility after commissioning

    Air Force
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    Tricare eligibility after commissioning

    Air Force
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    Tricare eligibility after commissioning

    Is a person eligible for Tricare after graduation/commissioning even if there is a substantial delay before reporting for her first active duty training assignment? DD will graduate/commission in December but will probably not report for initial training for up to a year or more. I am...
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    Methacholine Challenge Test question

    My dd had a MCT and an exercise stress test. Her pulmonologist referred her to a hospital that performed these tests. The MCT could have been done at the local hospital; but for the exercise stress test, the pulmonologist wanted it done at the regional hospital for us, so we went there for both...
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    High school dual-enrolled 54 college credits and ROTC 4-year scholarship

    https://tricare.mil/plans/healthplans/TYA
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    High school dual-enrolled 54 college credits and ROTC 4-year scholarship

    Yes, I am aware of that. She is essentially "free" with the other kids and has to pay a premium to extend beyond age 21- we've already received the notification from Tricare and been through it with one other child. A student does not have to maintain full-time status before age 21 to stay on...
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