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

I was a recruiter just as the draft ended. It was a tough time to recruit. My first recruit was an outstanding young man and I knewvhe would be an asset to the service. Your first enlistee was always tough given all the paperwork you had to do and back then it was done on a manual typewriter. As I neared completion we did the document that asked a variety of questions that included distinguishing scars or birthmarks. He told me he had a scar on this lower right back. I asked what it was from and he said he had a kidney removed. One phone call and he had to be rejected.
Not certain what all is asked today on the paperwork but I will say that unless your recruiter has made that phone call and asked a knowledgeable person at his command or too MEPS he simply doesn't know.
I respect the fact you want to enlist but don't go to MEPS until you know. You would be doing the recruiter and yourself a favor.

I would not want someone like you flying left seat in a helicopter under my command or have you watching my back on the ground. You have zero leadership qualities and would probably get your men killed because of your selfish ways. Sad!

Nice that you feel entitled to enough to be so bold when you haven’t even gotten in yet. Being over confident is not a good thing... This is not the place to be an ass when you’ve yet to even finish basic... maybe a better response would have been to comment after you actually completed basic, and then said, hey They told me this but I was able to make it due to this. No need to have an attitude with people who are trying to help you. When my 8 year old starts acting in the same manner I simply say stop acting like a spoiled liberal. Show some respect. And yes she is smart enough to understand what a socialist is.

I was a senior in High School and the draft board in their infinite wisdom classified me as 1A instead of 1 SH. In October, I get called for a Preinduction Physical. That didn't go so well as my Blood pressure was way up there. After that, the family doctore decided to put me in the hospital to run some tests. Nothing found and was placed on meds and a NO salt low sodium diet. Whe i got home the first thing I got into were the potato chips. I had planned on following my Dad into the Navy. About the time i was in the Hospital, the Gulf of Tonkin thing happened. At Easter, we were on break and I headed down to the Navy recruiter. First office I get to is the Coast Guard. Remembered the Station I saw on the Outer Banks and walked in to check out the brochures. By now, Vietnam is starting to heat up and the recruiter tells me that the Coast Guard would count as my Military obligation. I am thinking, well they don't have assets over there, so decide to join. Went through the testing then realized there would be a Physical. I siad nothing about the Blood Pressure or Meds. I went for the physical ( and had made sure I had taken my meds ). Passed the Physical. All that was left was to Graduate and get sworn in. I get to Basic and find out there would be another physical and of course, I did not bring my meds for obvious reasons. Point is, I gamed the system to get in and never had an issue with BP and ate what I wanted and NO meds. I have heard that a person could function well with just one kidney, but I guess they have their reasons. Should that kidney fail, it wouldn't be good for sure. Heck, the Coast Guard, like other Services have some pretty tough physical requirements. We had a guy that I don't know how he got in. I remember his name, but will just use his Nickname he got, "Jellyfish". In formation, he was to my right. We would be out there and then the Company Commander ( DI ) would see something he didn't like and order us to High Port Arms and double timing around the Grinder. We were drilling with an M1 Garand. They started oout at 9.2 lbs. but gained weight over time. Jellyfish would maybe take two dozen steps and it would start coming down. The CC would see it and we were doing extra laps. As I said I was on his left and i talked to the guy on his right in the barracks and we cooked up a plan. His weapon start coming down, I moved my piece to my left hand and balanced it and grabbed the barrel of his piece to keep it up. The guy on the right moved his to his right hand and used hid left to hold the stock up. Saved laps until we got caught. CC tried to chew us out, but ended up shaking his head and telling us to carry on. Jellyfish was a Reserve and probably the only reason he got in. They tended to look down on those guys. Also a City boy that could quit cut it. My Grandmother had a farm and I spent a lot of time on it in the summer and working when i got older. I also lived in the Suburbs and had a woods to play in and we were active and climbing trees and all that stuff. i was in pretty decent shape when I went in. As I said, the Blood Pressure was never an issue for some reason, after I went in.

You sound like the kind of guy I want to depend upon when the chips are down... NOT!
You think nothing of being a liar. Are you a thief too?
I’m sure that if you happen to lie and chest your way into the Air Force that they’ll have plenty of room for you in the closest brig. Maggots like you need to go back to working your glory hole at the local truck stop, and forget all about enlisting in the military.

The disqualification policy you are trying to circumvent was put in place for the protection of people like you and those that serve with them. I am glad you want to serve your country but your preexisting condition makes you a liability. The conditions of military service are often harsh and inhospitable. Not being able to filter impurities in your blood at full capacity is likely to result in the loss of your good kidney thus resulting in disability or death. The DOD does not need more people to take care of, especially if the disability could have been prevented in the first place. Find another way to serve.

So.. how did that turn out for you? I’d love an update.

My brother served in the Navy during the Vietnam era, he was born with only one kidney. He served 20 years. Times have changed.

The MEPs Dr will send the recommendation of non service qualified

While your tenacity is admired, your attitude while speaking to serving members is going to make your potential career short and painful unless you learn respect and tact. Remember that everyone on this site currently serving will instantly be your superior the moment you swear in. Think about that, and good luck.