Good Morning,
I'm looking for guidance on how to work though the waiver process for what I would think is a typical situation for athletic females applying to a service academy. Yesterday, I received update from DoDMERB, stating I do not meet medical standards for the following reason(s) - D171.00. Any advice on how to work on the waiver process, this is now my last hurdle, as GPA and ACT are where they need to be and earlier this week I received my nomination from our Senator. Do I reach out to ALO or Admissions Counselor for guidance.
Have you gone to the DODMERB site and worked your way through every item in the hamburger menu on the left? FAQs, a diagram of the workflow process including waiver process, a detailed description of the entire process, and other items? That’s a great place to start if you haven’t reviewed that in detail.
It’s in your SA’s hands to initiate the waiver process for you, if they choose to, which will trigger formal requests for remedial information. There are medical folks working with Admissions at each SA, who determine what is needed to make a waiver determination. Some DQs are never waiverable. Some are routinely waived. Some waivers may be granted for certain conditions up to X numbers per class.
Are you a recruited athlete? Let your coach know what’s going on.
If the remedial process goes past the application deadline, that’s ok, and is not uncommon. If your application is complete and submitted, you’re fine. DQ resolutions can continue to bubble into the spring.
I copied the below off the workflow process diagram on the DODMERB website, to give a glimpse of the detailed info there.
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“Medical Waiver consideration from Waiver Authorities (WA)
(**Medical Waivers are only necessary if the applicant does not meet the DoD medical standards outlined in DoDI 6130.3. DoDMERB must follow the guidance in DoDI 6130.3. WA reside at the military agency the applicant is applying to. The WA may exceed the DoDMERB standards and grant medical waivers, if they so choose.)
When DoDMERB determines the applicant “Does Not Meet Medical Standards”, the application is auto- placed onto the waiver website for waiver consideration by the agency the applicant applied to.
The Medical Waiver Authority (WA) will electronically make one of (3) decisions:
Waiver Granted
“Waiver Granted” decision by the WA of the agency the applicant applied to will populate DoDMERB’s software.
WA of the agency the applicant applied to will notify the applicant of this decision, along with electronically notifying DoDMERB
DoDMERB will post the outcome of the WA on the DODMERB website. This update will also notify the agency the applicant applied to.
NOTE:
The actions the Medical Waiver Authorities can take (in yellow diamonds) are applicable to all military branches and all applications (West Point, Navy ROTC, AF In-College, etc).
Waiver Denied
“Waiver Denied” decision by the WA of the agency the applicant applied to will populate DoDMERB’s software.
WA of the agency the applicant applied to will notify the applicant of this decision, along with electronically notifying DoDMERB
DoDMERB will post the outcome of the WA on the DODMERB website. This update will also notify the agency the applicant applied to.
However, in the case of the Service Academies, the Service Academy Admissions Office may not even forward the examination to the Medical Waiver Authority for waiver review if in the eyes of the Admissions Office the applicant is not considered competitive for a chair.
Request AMI
AMI request. The applicant, the contractor or the MTF will forward the AMI to DoDMERB.
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DoDMERB will notify the applicant of the need for Additional Medical Information (AMI)
The applicant completes the
DoDMERB will process the AMI and then send a letter to the applicant based on the outcome.”
