ROTC Hypertension Diagnosis - Medically Disenrollment Question

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Vinici

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I am a non scholarship SMP cadet in AROTC about to start my MS4 year this fall. I got diagnosed with hypertension by Army doctors during my last PHA. I changed my lifestyle to try and bring down my blood pressure and nothing is working. My blood pressure has consistently been 140/90 to 160/96. So, now I am going to my civilian doctor to see if I need meds to lower my blood pressure. My question to anyone who has insight on this is will I get kicked out of AROTC? I know AR 40-501 says that hypertension is disqualifying and I know ROTC cadets are on a different standard than normal soldiers. I am waiting to bring this up to cadre until after I see my civilian doctor to see what they say.

Sorry if this has been answered before. I searched around on the forums and didn't see an exact answer to my question.
 
I have no answer for you but I can almost quarantee you that many Colones and Generals are probably on mediciation that reduces high blood pressure
 
@Humey Yes, I understand that. I just read today that cadets and normal soldiers have different standards when it comes to this issue.
 
Accession standards are higher than for those who actually develop some conditions or diseases on AD. Some of them are manageable enough they can result in normal duty, or with some limitations, limited duty. Some are severe enough to warrant medical separation or retirement. For many of these conditions or diseases, the existence of them in a medical history before accession would be a DQ, many times unwaiverable.
 
Vinici said:
@Humey Yes, I understand that. I just read today that cadets and normal soldiers have different standards when it comes to this issue.
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I realize that and was sort of making light of it. There seems to be so many medical issues that can DQ you before commissioning. However, once you are in, the same medical issues that develop after you are in can be treated very easily. I also realize that having high blood pressure as a Colonel in a desk job is completley different than a frontline soldier or pilot who has high blood pressure
 
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