USCG Hopeful
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I recently fortunate enough to recieve an appointment to the USCGA. I plan to commit, but I have ran into an issue.
On my DoDMERB, I filled out the survey to the best of my abilities & got passed. However, the USCGA recommends that appointees go check out their orthopedic in case they may benefit from insoles. I went yesterday & found out for the first time that I have moderate low arches (close to flat feet). The doctor recommended that I will benefit from custom made insoles.
This leaves me with a dilemma. If I go get custom made orthopedics, it goes against what I stated on my DoDMERB survey (said I had no foot troubles because I never really had issues). However, my doctor said it will definitely help & I would like any advantage I can get. Alternatively, I can just not get orthopedics, but I'm worried that when they medically evaluate me at Swab Summer that I will get medically deferred for my low arch & not stating it in my DoDMERB.
Please let me know what to do. I'm turning down a lot of great schools for the USCGA & I'm worried that I will just get rejected outright because of suddenly finding out that I have a low arch, even though it doesn't bother me much.
On my DoDMERB, I filled out the survey to the best of my abilities & got passed. However, the USCGA recommends that appointees go check out their orthopedic in case they may benefit from insoles. I went yesterday & found out for the first time that I have moderate low arches (close to flat feet). The doctor recommended that I will benefit from custom made insoles.
This leaves me with a dilemma. If I go get custom made orthopedics, it goes against what I stated on my DoDMERB survey (said I had no foot troubles because I never really had issues). However, my doctor said it will definitely help & I would like any advantage I can get. Alternatively, I can just not get orthopedics, but I'm worried that when they medically evaluate me at Swab Summer that I will get medically deferred for my low arch & not stating it in my DoDMERB.
Please let me know what to do. I'm turning down a lot of great schools for the USCGA & I'm worried that I will just get rejected outright because of suddenly finding out that I have a low arch, even though it doesn't bother me much.