Posted on Jun 18, 2018
SPC Field Artillery Tactical Data Systems Specialist
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Long story short, I lost my Army ROTC commission a semester before graduation due to a medical disenrollment memorandum from the CG of cadet command. I was then returned to my national guard FA unit as a PFC, promoted to SPC, and allowed to stay in the National Guard as a deployable asset because I was medically cleared by the same fitness standards ROTC disenrolled me with by my enlisted chain of command & medical team. I spoke to an AMEDD recruiter who said they could help me get a direct commissioning waiver after Physical Therapy school and I could just utilize my Post 9/11 GI Bill after deployment to pay for it ... BUT has anyone been able to get a waiver to go through the Army Baylor Physical Therapy program itself, or success in general getting a commissioning waiver? My original plan was to branch medical services with ROTC to gain applicable experiences, medical bolc, etc.. until I could get admitted into the Army’s PTherapy school as a medical specialist officer... but it’s been a real demotivator to try to go that route instead of direct commission after PT school because it could set me back years if the waiver process is messed up again. Dodmerb says I’m qualified but that was based off my meps Physical which was over 2.5 years ago. The medical memorandum given to me by ROTC also has a clause saying I can’t enlist or commission.. So I have a fear of getting out of the guard to go through then Baylor admissions commissioning process and not being able to get back in.
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Ok... confusing story so I apologize if I mess something up but here is bottom line. Enlistment or commissioning standards are stricter than retention ones. Merely because you are retained as junior enlisted does not speak to your qualifications to be an officer. AR40-501 chapt 4 commission and enlistment and then chapt 5 retention. So you need to see if MEPPS will consider you as meeting the high commissioning standard for ROTC or Direct Commissioning.
Second, You do not qualify to apply directly for loan repayment for a program you are not accepted to. You need to qualify to be an officer to qualify for officer training program with AMEDD (PA School etc) and then use GI Bill if you already meet the standard for the GI Bill. They may refer you to MEB (med) board and you will be out completely but I doubt that would occur but being qualified to be a specialist does not guarantee commissioning as an officer. You need to reapply.
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SSG Kenneth Ponder
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Anybody who needs a medical waiver, phys/mental to join does not need to be in the USArmy
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SPC Margaret Higgins
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PRAYING FOR YOU, SPECIALIST.
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