**Medical Waivers; Timelines; and Applicants helping themselves**

[MullenLE]

**Two issues today for the rest of the selection cycle for Class of 2025 for Service Academies: I'm a very accommodating guy, but I'm not going to reply anymore in a play-by-play mode to folks that ask daily questions on the same issue, which does not pertain to DoDMERB. I truly understand the angst of receiving decisions, but when the decisions aren't even in the DoDMERB realm.... I'm severely handicapped. Google "DoDMERB;" Hit "Questions on the process;" Waivers are discussed in paragraphs 11-23. ---- Recurring question: "But it doesn't give a solid timeline???" That's because there is no solid timeline. Not what you wanted to hear, but reality nonetheless.**

1 = DoDMERB does NOT grant or deny medical waivers. Service Academies do.

2 = Repost =

Before writing a dissertation on why you should NOT be DQd because you're "fine" now, please read the DNMMS (Does Not Meet Medical Standards)--closely.

Example: "Orthopedic injury occurring in the preceding 6 Months"...or "History of"...or something similar... is hard and fast.

The fact that you may be "fine" now, will be important for the medical waiver authorities, if pursued for a medical waiver by the Academy or ROTC program, but it will NOT change the DoDMERB DQ.

 

[MullenLE]

1. Also, the reason I ask for complete name and last 4 SSN is so I know who I'm communicating with. Sending me an email with no context signing it "Gertrude" (email address gives last name as Smith) does nothing for me, when the real name is Mary G. Smith and there are 30 of those in the data base.
2. My job is similar to an Air Traffic Controller. I take in issues and documents ---and--- distribute those to where those should go. So asking me a series of questions about how long? Anything else needed? Will this suffice? ...are not going to be answered by me...that's why we have DoDMERB staff physicians and medical reviewers to review the submissions