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Thanks, I really appreciate the upfront and straightforward advice. Also, thanks for your service and best of luck with your daughters application to USAFA.

Hey Everyone, I have another development I thought I would pass on and ask for advice. Last week I went to see my Dr. for Gaucher Disease as a routine yearly follow-up. After an MRI and bone density test, he found that my spleen is roughly 3 times larger than normal, and that my bones are...

Hey acadadad, That sounds like a really long and complicated process. I am really happy that your son's waiver ended up going through after a ton of waiting and hard work. Since I posted this thread, my waiver for USMA was granted on 29 April. Since then, My Cadre said that they are...

Thanks Sherrif, I really hope you are right. I am not out of the woods yet but things are looking much better. Just to update everyone, I met with my PMS today and he showed me a letter he drafted to send to the Surgeon's office at Fort Knox. The letter states that I have waited for over a...

Hi everyone, I just checked DODMERB, and my waiver for USMA has been approved. I already got the TWE but I will definitely be reapplying for next year's cycle. As you guys could imagine, I am psyched. At this point I have a couple questions. -Will USMA approve the waiver for the next cycle...

I'm not sure exactly how this process works but my PMS said that he is familiar with it and would guide me through it. Has anyone had past experience with this sort of thing? Thanks again for all your help.

I think that is good advice, my PMS actually spoke to me earlier this week about filing something called a congressional inquiry. I'm not sure exactly how this process works, but I think that it involves getting in touch with my Congressman's office and articulating the issue to them. I think at...

I really appreciate the encouragement. I'll keep my fingers crossed for good news. Congrats on the waiver being granted, and best of luck with Air Force.

Thanks kp, I'll give DODMERB a call tomorrow, and see if they have any new information. I know that Gaucher's is rare and would be something that would be difficult to get waived. I'm just bummed to have been waiting for such a long time. thanks for your advice. I will keep everyone posted.

Hey Mateob, I appreciate your response, and that is good advice. Also, congrats on the Air Force Scholarship. My understanding is that the Docs at Fort Knox were unsure what to do so they sent it to the Office of the Surgeon General of the Army in Washington D.C. I got the waiver authority...

Hi everyone, hope you are all enjoying the spring weather. This is a long and complicated thread but if you would take the time to read it and offer any advice it would be much appreciated. I posted this topic on the ROTC thread several days ago and didn't get replies so I thought I would put...

Hi everyone, hope you are all enjoying the spring weather. This is a long and complicated thread but if you would take the time to read it and offer any advice it would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance for your help. USMA Denied my waiver as a few months ago. As of 2 weeks ago I got 3...

No Worries, best of luck with the rest of the process. Hopefully you get the BFE from USNA, and also congrats on the NROTC Scholarship.

No, this year as a re-applicant for USMA I didn't have to redo any remedials. I did have to complete a present health questionnaire which is a one page document that basically lets them know that you are still in good health. If your present health questionnaire indicates your status has...

Thanks for the reply, I will keep that in mind as I hopefully move towards medical school. I am bummed that the waiver didn't work out for USMA, but I'll plan on keeping my head up and fighting the good fight. I'll keep everyone updated if I get any news. Also, if anyone else had any further...

Now I have another question. I am currently on the Pre-med track. If possible, I would like to take advantage of the Health Programs scholarship. This is the program where the Army pays for med school, and you give back one year of service for every year of education. Is it likely that this...

Thanks for the post. I was also wondering if anyone knew how long the waiver process for AROTC could continue for. I am in a situation where if the Army wasn't going to pick up the bill for my tuition I would probably transfer to a state school. My understanding from speaking with Cadet Command...

Hi everyone, this is going to be a long post. I have just been informed by my RD that my medical waiver for USMA has been denied. This is a unique case, so I was hoping to provide you guys with all the details, and see if there would be a best way to proceed. So here is my waiver story... I...