My son recieved an AF ROTC scholarhip; all was great until we received the DQ letter from DoDMERB and the AFROTC office did not grant a waiver. This is all because he honestly reported on his medical history that he has mild allergies in Spring season (takes over the counter meds). When he was about 10 yrs old, he had some wheezing while playing sports outside, so they gave him an inhaler. He used it 3 to 4 times in Spring; each year he renewed his inhaler; he used it a few times, but used it less each year; he has not used it in the past 2 years (since he was 16). I THINK DoDMERB has an unwritten policy that DQs a person if they have any history of asthma after age 13. Since asthma is really any type of breathing problem, he technically had it.
We sent my son to pulmonary doc for a test; I asked the doctor to send results to DoDMERB. In addition, as advised, my son sent in a letter explaining his history.
questions
a) does anyone know the DoDMERB policy on this - if its true that any asthma after age 13 is a no go, just tell us so we can get on with plan B
b) since ROTC scholarship doesn't pay until sophomore year, would an ROTC office agree to allow him to participate during freshman year - to assess his health - and make a decision after a year .....
c) any other tips would be great
thanks a bunch
We sent my son to pulmonary doc for a test; I asked the doctor to send results to DoDMERB. In addition, as advised, my son sent in a letter explaining his history.
questions
a) does anyone know the DoDMERB policy on this - if its true that any asthma after age 13 is a no go, just tell us so we can get on with plan B
b) since ROTC scholarship doesn't pay until sophomore year, would an ROTC office agree to allow him to participate during freshman year - to assess his health - and make a decision after a year .....
c) any other tips would be great
thanks a bunch