Posted on Jan 26, 2018

Does anyone have any information on the chances of getting into the Army with a history of self-mutilation?

Kaitlyn Andre

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Being that the incident happened about 10 years ago.

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Your best course of action is to talk with a recruiter. Without delving too deeply, this could/would be seen as a pre-existing mental condition. You may very well need a waiver. The only one to truly answer this question is to speak with a Recruiter. Everyone else, who is not/were a Recruiter, would just be providing speculation. Good luck.

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Kaitlyn Andre

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I have a recruiter that has been helping me but for some reason he has not responded to my calls or text for an update for about 3 weeks now. In the beginning he said that it wasn't going to be an issue getting me in and then 3 months later I have no idea whats going or how my chances are looking.

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I served with someone who was a "cutter" in their younger years. They didn't have any issues with enlistment. They've been in for about 10 years and been on 3 or 4 deployments.

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Kaitlyn Andre

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Okay I appreciate the feedback!

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Recruiter here. Your odds are very slim, next to none. Nothing and no one is going to stop you from applying, but don't get your hopes high.

Kaitlyn Andre

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I appreciate the feed back, are my odds still very slim even though it's waiverable?

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That's what I said, yes.

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