What medical and mental diagnosis keeps a potential candidate from entering an academy or the military? How rigorous is the exam to weed out medical and mental illnesses?
What medical and mental diagnosis keeps a potential candidate from entering an academy or the military? How rigorous is the exam to weed out medical and mental illnesses?
And, enter the DoDMERB website below, read every menu item and link in the left-hand side menu. DoDMERB is the entity which Q/DQ service academy applicants per the above standard. There are waivers for some conditions.
It is a thorough exam designed to assess an individual’s overall fitness for service. Military members serve in harsh, high-pressure operating conditions, in remote locations, often far from advanced medical care. The safety of a unit often depends on everyone being 100% and not as vulnerable to “breakage” when a situation demands full unit readiness.
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