Hopeful.
1. He would have to ask them to transfer the scholarship, and this is done after all of the scholarships are awarded. I believe it is April/May time frame.
Clarkson and Marist can give you all the ins and outs.
2. DoDMERB is typically easy, especially if you have kept a good record of his medical records. He will most likely not go to his family doc, but a DoDMERB doc.
They will offer a choice of a couple. It is up to you to get the appointment. There is a limited amount of time that you are allowed to set up the appointment. I believe it is around 45 days to make the appointment, that is just to make it, not necessarily have the appt. It will be a complete physical including going to an optometrist along with the reg doc.
As far as DQing it is a case by case situation. Basically the rule of thumb is they will go back to their 13th b'day for some scenarios, and they must be off prescriptions for a specific amount of time to not start that DQ.
Asthma is the biggie where kids get tripped up on because they have filled the script, thus it is current on their records.
Peanut allergies are another one.
Prozac is going to be a biggie since it is for mood disorder.
Some kids even got DQ'd for accutane for acne.
Understand DoDMERB DQs, the branches waive the DQ. Unfortunately in this current military, the waivers are getting less and less. The reason why is once they waive it, they are on the hook from a medical standpoint when they are commissioned.
The other reason even what one would assume is silly (i.e. allergies) it comes down to the mission of the branch. Hard to send a guy into the Afghan mountains if he needs to get an allergy shot once a month. Plus, it puts at risk the lives of those that serve with them.
Like scholarships it is about the WHOLE and not just a part.
Did you say 4 more years?! YIKES!!!
) and get out this weekend and DO something together - see a movie, get outside/weather permitting, clean out some closets - ANYTHING that doesn't involve hitting refresh every ten minutes.
