Recent content by NHTina

Be Proactive with them and consistent. My son just received "waiver granted" status today. He has been going back & forth for a solid year.

Son is a junior (AROTC) who has a pending waiver. Status just changed from pending to "under review." Any experience/insight into timing & what happens next? His ROTC contact at school is focused on the contracting ceremony this weekend, & seems to not have any sense of when a decision could be...

Thanks all. We definitely have Plan B (& C, &...) ready. Just frustrating waiting, both for him & for me

With a little promoting, they've answered questions but status remains "we're checking." Classes start Mondsy. We're hopeful, but know it can all be yankedin a heartbeat. Challenging to stay focused & positive some days.

Hi folks, looking for some timing guidance. My son is AROTC & submitted a request for medical waiver June 6th. On July 15, he was notified he was selected for an AROTC 3C scholarship, pending results of the medical waiver. He's received no update from either his ROTC office or thru DoDMERB on...

Continuing on this thread...it's been 3 weeks since my son's waiver was denied & he's yet to receive anything in writing. He's reached out several times to his adviser from the detachment, only to be told "when they know, he'll know." In the meantime, with nothing in writing, there's not a lot...

Thank you. Yes, he had a DoDMERB in 2016 & just committed to ROTC earlier this school year. His Type 7 kicked in last semester. During a routine physical with a new doc in 2018, the doc erroneously prescribed an old med. And since this wasn't on our radar, we didnt think anything of it. My son...

Hi Folks - my son just received medical DQ due to a recent physical where a new doc erroneously resurrected a diagnosis from his childhood. Long story short, despite meeting the requirements (twice) for a pulmonary function test, and a note from the doc indicating his remarks were based on...