Everyone keeps telling me that I'm going to be disqualified for having only one kidney...so when does this disqualification come?

Madison, unfortunately you are attempting to enter the military for the wrong reasons, all these fine people are offering you very solid advise and there opinions based on experience. My brothers and sisters have served honorably in the United States Military as part of a volunteer military forging life long friendships and knowledge, and you are ignoring this knowledge. I cannot speak for the other branches, but if you make it into the service, basic training in the Army is designed to test your limits physically and mentally. They break you down as an individual brutally at times, and bring you back up as a team. What you have demonstrated so far is the me, me, me way, and far from being a team approach similar to sports. I will promise you one thing these fine men and women have not told you about yet; that is, any individual who puts themselves first before the team will get celebrated with a personal party when the Drill Sergeant is not around. In my basic training barracks, and as of recently two years ago in my son's barracks, we had none willing participants get their very own "Blanket Party." If you are unsure of what I am talking about, Google the Blanket Party seen of Full Metal Jacket where the character "Pyle," gets his party. Yep, you may be proud to move forward towards MEPS farther than most have given you credit for, but be warned about the attitude, it will be adjusted; either by the Drill Sergeant's choice or manually through others. So this advice here is not to deter you from serving, but to show respect to the men and women who are trying to give you solid advice and not rub their nose in it like a dog who just pee'd on the carpet.

You keep that attitude up and your sgt in the training squad will give you the roughest time you will ever see. and Your attitude adjustment will not be to your liking. I have seen your like that are just waiting for a midnight soap party.

I don't see it as you are "proving" anybody wrong. Situations change with time. When I enlisted I had to get medical clearance from my doctor because of a heart murmur. Medical technology has come a LONG way to where a person with 1 kidney if needed has much more help available to them than what was in the 70s. So if you do get in that is great for you. Even if the one kidney limits you to desk work. I am happy for you but it will be because of medical availability that you have no control over and not necessarily what you yourself did. And with this liking to rub things in? You may find your duty stations pretty lonely because you will need help at some point and you may have a hard time getting it after rubbing people the wrong way. I wish you luck in your future whichever way it leads

With this kind of attitude, you don’t have what it takes to serve this country. As much as I’d love to wish you luck, Karma will probably take effect. You can’t have an attitude like this and expect to be successful.

You are being lied to, because you don't take the asvab then get permission to go to meps so you have the correct info he is havinghis chain of command look at the medical reason you will be denied and see if a waiver is available for you, and I hope you don't get in because the military don't need shit bags like you

I am a true believer in follow your goals and dreams. Going down to MEPS for medial review is not up to the recruiter. He or she can submit paper work for a (medical waiver) and that is up to MEPS doctor, and goes all the way up to Air Force HQ for final approval. However, I am not discouraging you and telling you not to follow your dreams and to no enlist if giving the option by all means jump on it. Just be mindful that physical fitness is something to a next level and praying you have been preparing you self.

Air Force PT test and physical standards are tough in some ways not to knock them down. If the army already turned you down for medical reasons then the Air Force will review this for accuracy. The Army, Marines have a much higher standard especially with the new ACFT test and longer training weeks for boot camp and AIT. That would explain why you was turned down.

Again I’m not trying to discourage you by all means keep pushing n hopefully you will get a contract.

The best advice I can give you is train and prepare your body for the most psychical and demanding environment you can possible phase. It won’t be easy for you and it already is much harder for other people who don’t share the same medical situation as you.

( Just keep one thing in mind your health and life is more important that wearing a uniform. where you risk it all if you are not capable of getting through your first enlistment.

Best of luck !

This sounds like the sort of guy the old saying 'The beatings will continue until morale improves' was made for... 11B3P0GM.

I served with a young MP in the 1970s and we were on our first enlistment. He came down with what they thought was a kidney infection coupled with the flu. Upon x-ray, they found he had only one kidney. He was administratively separated from the Army in less than 3 weeks. I had an autoimmune disorder as a teenager. It took me six addition weeks of obtaining paperwork, letters from my PCP and specialist. I had to sign a waiver that I would receive no disability benefits if I were to acquire another autoimmune disorder while on active duty. The military is unforgiving with respect to the health of recruits in entering the service. I served as a CID Agent on a trainee post and investigated several trainee deaths associated to natural causes. It’s not pretty for the trainee leadership when a trainee dies of natural causes at 18-19 years of age.

recruiter made his quota signing you, MEPS will disqualify you and s/he knows it. Let the medical doctor do the med eval. and his job to say no way jose... so bring some tissue.

Honestly I really do not care wether you make it in or not because of your kidney. Pretty sure a majority of us just wish you the best of luck in general. Other than that Carry on.