Sad day, waiver denied--end of the line?

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It's a very tough day here. My DS just got an email that his medical DQ waiver was denied after getting an early action conditional acceptance. We already have plane tickets to leave Thursday for the EAP event from Montana. The email mentions he can request a "reconsideration" but we don't want to drag this out. If there is no new medical information to provide, should he consider this the end of the line and figure out Plan B?
 
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Montanaparent said:
It's a very tough day here. My DS just got an email that his medical DQ waiver was denied after getting an early action conditional acceptance. We already have plane tickets to leave Thursday for the EAP event from Montana. The email mentions he can request a "reconsideration" but we don't want to drag this out. If there is no new medical information to provide, should he consider this the end of the line and figure out Plan B?
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I'm sorry to hear this.
 
My intent was to be direct and helpful, not to provide false hope. I have seen so many times in my nearly 3 decades in this job:

“When one door closes, others open” really come true🙏😁
 
MullenLE said:
My intent was to be direct and helpful, not to provide false hope. I have seen so many times in my nearly 3 decades in this job:

“When one door closes, others open” really come true🙏😁
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I appreciate your frankness. This is a heartbreaker though. It was over a previous issue which is 100% resolved for over a year. Not really sure why they asked for a re-evaluation, which was 100% positive and supportive of his candidacy, and then said no anyway. Could have saved us $2000 in wasted AEP plane tickets and dr. fees if we'd known then since they obviously weren't genuinely reconsidering it. And more importantly, a lot of false hopes for him. Of course he has other good options as every kid who gets an offer from the USCGA does, but he really wanted this and was prepared to be all in on the commitment and thought they were honestly communicating the same.
 
I can assure you beyond a shadow of a doubt...if the USCGA requested a re-evaluation, it was because they were trying to get to YES. Additionally, they were genuinely reconsidering the DQ. They don’t pursue cases without the greatest concerns for the applicant. The Admissions and Medical staff are comprised of the highest caliber folks with the most robust levels of honor and integrity! I’m sorry it didn’t work out.
 
Montanaparent said:
I appreciate your frankness. This is a heartbreaker though. It was over a previous issue which is 100% resolved for over a year. Not really sure why they asked for a re-evaluation, which was 100% positive and supportive of his candidacy, and then said no anyway. Could have saved us $2000 in wasted AEP plane tickets and dr. fees if we'd known then since they obviously weren't genuinely reconsidering it. And more importantly, a lot of false hopes for him. Of course he has other good options as every kid who gets an offer from the USCGA does, but he really wanted this and was prepared to be all in on the commitment and thought they were honestly communicating the same.
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I can feel your heartbreak through the screen. My family and especially son of course went through the same thing 15 years ago. It wasn't medical but the way he didn't get into USNA caused lots of pain and gnashing of teeth. My dental hygienist the other day asked, "Do you know you grind your teeth?" I said, no, it is gnashing of teeth. I've been doing it for 15 years. The football program dropped him after 50 yard line seats at all home games and other perks of a blue chip recruit. It turns out he wasn't a blue chip and was dropped abruptly. He didn't have a backup plan and bounced around to five different schools before graduating. The pain turned to bitterness. I'm still bitter. It worked out for the best, I guess, as most things usually do.
 
Montanaparent said:
I appreciate your frankness. This is a heartbreaker though. It was over a previous issue which is 100% resolved for over a year. Not really sure why they asked for a re-evaluation, which was 100% positive and supportive of his candidacy, and then said no anyway. Could have saved us $2000 in wasted AEP plane tickets and dr. fees if we'd known then since they obviously weren't genuinely reconsidering it. And more importantly, a lot of false hopes for him. Of course he has other good options as every kid who gets an offer from the USCGA does, but he really wanted this and was prepared to be all in on the commitment and thought they were honestly communicating the same.
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I can agree with Larry that when CGA asks for additional information or testing, it is so they can try to grant the waiver. They also have specialty providers at CGA (dental, optometry, physical therapy, and a few others) so they also have someone to review the information that may work more closely with a particular DQ on a daily basis. Reading your post, you said this DQ resolved over a year ago? Maybe the CGA wants to see more time to ensure that whatever the DQ is wont reoccur?
 
Gaff1225 said:
I can agree with Larry that when CGA asks for additional information or testing, it is so they can try to grant the waiver. They also have specialty providers at CGA (dental, optometry, physical therapy, and a few others) so they also have someone to review the information that may work more closely with a particular DQ on a daily basis. Reading your post, you said this DQ resolved over a year ago? Maybe the CGA wants to see more time to ensure that whatever the DQ is wont reoccur?
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I appreciate that thought, but it doesn't match with what they did. It's just that the ONLY new information they received after they asked for more information for the waiver confirmed what they already knew about the prior history and then added/confirmed there are no new or remaining issues. So what else could they possibly have been looking for?
 
MullenLE said:
I can assure you beyond a shadow of a doubt...if the USCGA requested a re-evaluation, it was because they were trying to get to YES. Additionally, they were genuinely reconsidering the DQ. They don’t pursue cases without the greatest concerns for the applicant. The Admissions and Medical staff are comprised of the highest caliber folks with the most robust levels of honor and integrity! I’m sorry it didn’t work out.
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I appreciate that thought, but it doesn't seem to match with what they did. It's just that the ONLY new information they received after they asked for more information for the waiver confirmed what they already knew about the prior history and then added/confirmed there are no new or remaining issues. So what else could they possibly have been looking for?
 
Just remember "Semper Paratus"! If he is DQ'd from USCGA, go to college, excel, graduate, and apply for OCS. It is a backdoor into Officerhood in the CG, and it also gives whatever his medical issue is four years to improve or resolve. They will re-do his DoDMERB if and when he applies to OCS and there is always the chance that he will pass, or a waiver will be granted. Waivers vary from year to year. If he wants a career as an Officer in the USCG, and can't do the Academy (many can't for various reasons) OCS or MARGRAD are great options:)
 
Thank You Mr. Mullen.:) If you all don't do physicals, do most OCS programs get physicals "in house"? How are OCS candidates determined to meet ascension standards?
 
MullenLE said:
I can assure you beyond a shadow of a doubt...if the USCGA requested a re-evaluation, it was because they were trying to get to YES. Additionally, they were genuinely reconsidering the DQ. They don’t pursue cases without the greatest concerns for the applicant. The Admissions and Medical staff are comprised of the highest caliber folks with the most robust levels of honor and integrity! I’m sorry it didn’t work out.
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Mr. Mullen, I would like to send you one question if you would be willing to oblige since you have been so helpful and supportive on this forum. Is that possible? I was not able to initiate a PM myself. Thank you.
 
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