Personal Letter for DQ evaluation

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CTun120

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Hello everybody,

I’m a current class of 2024 AROTC Scholarship recipient. However I have been medically DQ’d for a history of exercise induced asthma at the age of 9 and it is currently under waiver review. It’s been around 3-4 months since I have entered the under waiver review category on DoDMERB’s site, and while I realize that is still relatively recent in the waiver authority world I keep checking with anticipation and wondering if there is anything else that can be done to increase my chances. I have been tested and had supporting documentation (pulmonary function testing results and a personal note from my allergist) that showed this is an issue that does not affect me at all. Those along with my records were all sent. However I do keep hearing/reading about individuals that sent personal letters and am wondering if writing one could actually help my chances. I know that is an extremely anecdotal and variable question but perhaps others have more to weigh in on it. I am also aware that on the DoDMERB site it says that those are considered the very least in the decision making process but I figure I’m not going to lose anything by asking, especially when serving as an officer in the Army is such a big passion of mine.

Thank you for any help or input
 
Unless Mr. Mullen has information the rest of us don't know to the fact personal letters don't help, I would say it can't hurt to send one. I mean I wrote a 3 page letter in a day or two, so it isn't like you're wasting a bunch of time making one. You may have seen my post earlier where I mention I sent one in and recently received a medical waiver. I have no idea if it helped, or if it did how much, but I would certainly say it is worth a shot to send one (again unless Mr. Mullen tells you something otherwise when you email him).
 
Specifically - Personal letters do NOT help. Only in the rarest of rare occasions will DoDMERB or Waiver authorities consider personal letters (Two drastic examples to emphasize the point: 1) The treating physician states the dog ate all his medical records. 2) The physician had a fire in his/her office and simultaneously, the facility that also housed the back-up copies of records were heat by lightening and destroyed both sets of medical records. :wiggle:
 
I have answered your email :bounce1:
 
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