Kingneptune117,
I think the point PIMA is making is that a Medical Disqualification will not only prevent you from receiving an AF Scholarship, it will prevent you from serving at all in the military.
If you are medically disqualified from the scholarship you can take the AF ROTC classes but you will not be able to be contracted....not sure if that's the right term for the AF, I come from the Army background.
If you join ROTC as a non scholarship cadet you will eventually need to be medically qualified, maybe things will change while you are at school and you will get that qualification but I doubt things will change in the medical regulations that soon. Without a Qualified status you will not be able to join the military.
I think this is what PIMA means about it being a Big Deal.
Are you applying for for the class of 2015, I mean are you a senior or Junior in high school.
The other issue you will have regarding the medical will be your history of ADD/Anxioty. You posted last April that you have been on medication treatment for the past 10 years and were planning to get off the meds this past summer. If you are a senior and have applied for the scholarship for the class of 2015 you will have your physical soon and won't have been a year yet that you have been off your meds. I think this could end up being a larger issue then your hand .
If you look at the Dodmerb page there is a Sticky Post that explains the waiver process very well. One of the paragraphs states that the granting of waivers can depend on the needs of the service, basiclly if the service is meeting it's current personell needs it is less likely that a waiver will be granted, if they are short of their needs they are more willing to give a waiver. As it stands now the AF is not hurting as far as personell goes, just look at those who are being removed from the program as late as their 4th year.
You posted your stats at the beginning of this thread and asked what you chances are. You need to look back at some of the posts over the year and look at the stats of those that were selected and those who were not, you will get a better idea of where you fit. My son's friend applied for the AF acholarship last year, he had a 3.7 u/w, 31 ACT, Top 15% in his class, Captain of 2 sports, Eagle scout and many other EC's. His friend did not receive the AF Scholarship, in the end he accepted the Army Scholarship. The AF is very competitive, be prepared for a plan B.
Sorry to be so blunt, just trying to give you an honest opinion. You sound like you have a lot of drive, it will serve you well in life, just don't be naive to the realities of the military, it is a whole different world.
Good Luck
I think the point PIMA is making is that a Medical Disqualification will not only prevent you from receiving an AF Scholarship, it will prevent you from serving at all in the military.
If you are medically disqualified from the scholarship you can take the AF ROTC classes but you will not be able to be contracted....not sure if that's the right term for the AF, I come from the Army background.
If you join ROTC as a non scholarship cadet you will eventually need to be medically qualified, maybe things will change while you are at school and you will get that qualification but I doubt things will change in the medical regulations that soon. Without a Qualified status you will not be able to join the military.
I think this is what PIMA means about it being a Big Deal.
Are you applying for for the class of 2015, I mean are you a senior or Junior in high school.
The other issue you will have regarding the medical will be your history of ADD/Anxioty. You posted last April that you have been on medication treatment for the past 10 years and were planning to get off the meds this past summer. If you are a senior and have applied for the scholarship for the class of 2015 you will have your physical soon and won't have been a year yet that you have been off your meds. I think this could end up being a larger issue then your hand .
If you look at the Dodmerb page there is a Sticky Post that explains the waiver process very well. One of the paragraphs states that the granting of waivers can depend on the needs of the service, basiclly if the service is meeting it's current personell needs it is less likely that a waiver will be granted, if they are short of their needs they are more willing to give a waiver. As it stands now the AF is not hurting as far as personell goes, just look at those who are being removed from the program as late as their 4th year.
You posted your stats at the beginning of this thread and asked what you chances are. You need to look back at some of the posts over the year and look at the stats of those that were selected and those who were not, you will get a better idea of where you fit. My son's friend applied for the AF acholarship last year, he had a 3.7 u/w, 31 ACT, Top 15% in his class, Captain of 2 sports, Eagle scout and many other EC's. His friend did not receive the AF Scholarship, in the end he accepted the Army Scholarship. The AF is very competitive, be prepared for a plan B.
Sorry to be so blunt, just trying to give you an honest opinion. You sound like you have a lot of drive, it will serve you well in life, just don't be naive to the realities of the military, it is a whole different world.
Good Luck
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