I was given a Type 7 Technical Scholarship for AFROTC, but I was medically disqualified for having strabismus exotropia which I was not even aware I had due to never having any issues with my vision. I was then recently notified by DODMERB that my waiver had been declined and told that strabismus is not waiverable.
I then sought a 2nd opinion with an eye doctor and was told that my vision is 20/20, I have no depth perception issues, no double vision, and my eyes stayed controlled together, but that my eyes were not perfectly aligned causing my diagnosis of strabismus.
The doctor said he could possibly fix this surgically, but it probably isn’t worth it because there is no guarantee AFROTC would grant me a waiver.
I was wondering as to why this issue is non waiverable if I have no issues with my vision and can see perfectly fine. I was also curious if anyone else has dealt with this issue and if there is anyway around it or am I stuck accepting my waiver rejection? Also do other branches treat strabismus the same way, say could I possibly move to NROTC and be granted a waiver for my condition?
This is my first post on this site, so thank you for your time and please let me know if you have any answers or if there’s anything that can be done.
I then sought a 2nd opinion with an eye doctor and was told that my vision is 20/20, I have no depth perception issues, no double vision, and my eyes stayed controlled together, but that my eyes were not perfectly aligned causing my diagnosis of strabismus.
The doctor said he could possibly fix this surgically, but it probably isn’t worth it because there is no guarantee AFROTC would grant me a waiver.
I was wondering as to why this issue is non waiverable if I have no issues with my vision and can see perfectly fine. I was also curious if anyone else has dealt with this issue and if there is anyway around it or am I stuck accepting my waiver rejection? Also do other branches treat strabismus the same way, say could I possibly move to NROTC and be granted a waiver for my condition?
This is my first post on this site, so thank you for your time and please let me know if you have any answers or if there’s anything that can be done.