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Based on our interactions with DODMERB, its minimum acceptable pre-drug FEV1/FVC is 75. Didn't back down even in face of two letters from board certified pulmonologists, one of whom was previously responsible for screening recruits while serving 15 years in the Navy. They both said standard is...

Swim & Dive team is bringing DS to West Point this weekend to meet team, coaches, etc. They have asked him if there's anything he'd like to see while there. He attended SLE last summer. Any recommendations? Thanks!

Our congressman will not nominate to multiple academies, so all the more important in such a district to rank them differently if there's a strong interest in more than one. Use the same rankings for both senators and the congressman, and you'll likely only get one nomination to one academy.

It's pre-bronchodilator (a/k/a baseline). [some modern clinical guidelines call for use of post-bronchodilator] And it's not a percentage of any reference value. Rather, it's the ratio of the liters of air exhaled in one second (FEV1) divided by the total liters exhaled during the maneuver...

For those who are interested in more than one SA, it is unfortunate that Nelson and Rubio do not explain in their application materials that they coordinate with each other and do not duplicate nominations. If equally interested (or nearly so) in two or more SAs, then it may be best...

LawyerLynn, If you don't mind sharing, others facing similar issues with spirometries in their history or remedials would likely benefit from seeing excerpts from the doctor's letter (that don't contain personally identifying info) discussing the standard applied by the doctor for defining...

I recommend following in the steps of Ex.BT.USN and working with a pulmonologist (former military sure couldn't hurt) and send a favorable letter from the physician to DODMERB along with a spirometry that hits the numbers. Target for FEV1/FVC is 75 or more (for this value, DODMERB appears to use...

MissouriFam, With no history since 2011 and what sounds like a normal spirometry, was your son found to be medically qualified by DODMERB? The 76% that you refer to, do you know which value on the spirometry that is from? (FVC, FEV1, FEV1/FVC, etc.?).

Ex.BT.USN, My DS has a very similar history, and we submitted a similar letter from a local board-certified pulmonologist. DS has LOAs from USNA & USMA, multiple nominations to each, and 4-year scholarships with NROTC and AROTC, so he just needs to clear the medical qualification. I just...