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Back in January of 2017, I tried to enlist in the Army, but was given a PDQ for being born with one kidney. Shortly after that, I talked with an Air Force recruiter and he told me to gather up my medical docs regarding my kidney and he'll send them in for review to see if I can join or not. He said that I'd find out in about 3-4 weeks.
But after that, they never got back to me and I had to contact them. Again, I was told to gather up my medical docs and send them in and wait for a response.
It's been well over a year since I first talked to the recruiter and I'm wondering what's going on. Is it normal to wait this long, assuming that he's trying to get me a medical waiver? Do I actually have a shot at joining the Air Force or should I just move on? What's going on?
But after that, they never got back to me and I had to contact them. Again, I was told to gather up my medical docs and send them in and wait for a response.
It's been well over a year since I first talked to the recruiter and I'm wondering what's going on. Is it normal to wait this long, assuming that he's trying to get me a medical waiver? Do I actually have a shot at joining the Air Force or should I just move on? What's going on?
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If it's a permanent disqualification I doubt it. One of my daughter's physical therapists told me her husband tried to go active duty again after he got out and he couldn't because somehow his kidneys fused together and they classified that as one kidney. They wouldn't let him in the Army again with that.
The only way you can serve with one kidney is if you are a living donor while on active duty or a recipient already on active duty. A recipient becomes non deployable however.
I would move on from the military. I highly doubt it will happen.
The only way you can serve with one kidney is if you are a living donor while on active duty or a recipient already on active duty. A recipient becomes non deployable however.
I would move on from the military. I highly doubt it will happen.
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Madison Holloway As mentione by MSG (Anonymous),
missing a kidney is a permanent disqualification. Thank you for wanting to serve.
https://www.military.com/join-armed-forces/disqualifiers-medical-conditions.html
missing a kidney is a permanent disqualification. Thank you for wanting to serve.
https://www.military.com/join-armed-forces/disqualifiers-medical-conditions.html
Medical Conditions That May Prevent You From Joining the Military
These standards generally apply to all branches of the military. None of them are automatic disqualifiers, just red flags.
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You need to be proactive regarding your suitability for military service. If you have ever seen a recruiters or clerks desk in the military its a huge mess and things unfortunately get misplaced, filed awaiting action or just plain lost. Make phone calls and bring duplicates of everything the doctors say about your condition as well and Good Luck to you! From what you say in your story you sound like the kind of person Uncle Sam needs desperately in our Military.
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I know why you're uneasy, it's totally up to some bureaucrat who'll sign off on it whenever they get around to it. But I don't know why they would disqualify you for that, that condition hasn't given you any trouble over the years, has it? You don't have to take some special medicine, do you?
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PFC Elijah Rose
Wait, after rereading your post; you've been working on this for a year?!?! Yeah you should try again, because someone definitely just blew you off. I recommend going to a different recruiter, because at best the recruiter that you got completely forgot about you and at worst blew you off so you'd get out of his office.
Seriously, find a different recruiter and avoid mentioning the kidney (without lying to anyone, of course).
Seriously, find a different recruiter and avoid mentioning the kidney (without lying to anyone, of course).
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SFC (Join to see)
PFC Elijah Rose - Stop commenting. You are giving inaccurate information. She cannot get into the military with ONE kidney. Ever. At all. No service will let her in. She can serve the country through other means like civil service.
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PFC Elijah Rose
SFC (Join to see) Stop breathing, it's a burden on your family.
You can easily live with one kidney, but I think there can be a few complications with it (I'm no doctor, though). If she can pass a PT test with that condition then I see no reason to be cruel other than collective egomania.
You can easily live with one kidney, but I think there can be a few complications with it (I'm no doctor, though). If she can pass a PT test with that condition then I see no reason to be cruel other than collective egomania.
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What's going on is the recruiter doesn't have the chops to tell you straight out. Easy to take paperwork and never get back to you. BTW always check real directives/regulations, not what published in the various rags. Sometimes they get it out of context. Nobody is going to "waiver" a DoD Instruction. They don't have the authority. Sorry the recruiter improperly strung you out.
"i. Absence of one kidney, congenital or acquired."
http://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/613003p.pdf?ver=2018-05-04-113917-883
"i. Absence of one kidney, congenital or acquired."
http://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/613003p.pdf?ver=2018-05-04-113917-883
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