I’m trying to join the Air Force as a Reservist, and I was TDQ or DQ because osteochondral defect in my ankle. What are my waiver chances?

Cody Toney-Griffith No one on RallyPoint can tell you your odds of being granted a waiver. Good luck.

Depends on the job you are applying for and as Ted stated we really haven't a clue. Good luck.

I don't know what the recruiting climate is like right now, but from experience, I can tell you that it is "POSSIBLE."
I had been PDQed from 1987 until 2007 for a congenital birth defect (due to my Dad's exposure to Agent Orange). I had the major defect surgically repaired in 1988. However, the drawdowns and smaller Military of the Clinton years meant that the Army wasn't chasing people. It sounds evil, but I waited until the mid 2000s when recruiters were literally hanging themselves because they couldn't make mission. In 2005 I found a couple of recruiters willing to put the time and effort into helping me. I did all the records collection, found out where documents had to go, and when.

The steps from that point went like this: you go to MEPS to get DQed (I know, sounds weird) because you need that documentation for the request for a medical consultation (with a DoD/MEPS approved doctor). The approval for the consult can be same day or whenever they get around to it.

Once you get the consult with the contract doctor, you will be examined, and will either be approved or not approved. If you are approved, you go back to MEPS with the form from the contract doctor saying you are good to go. Present this to the Chief Medical Officer at MEPS. S/he will then review it and stamp it "Approved." This form will then be sent up the chain to the Army Surgeon General, who will grant the medical waiver. Mine took less than 24 hours to be approved, but again, that was 2007, when the Army was hurting for warm bodies.

Once the waiver has been approved, you recruiter will schedule you for your MEPS processing when you will go through the normal procedure (minus the medical portion) to select your MOS and get a BCT and AIT date.

Again, your chances depend on the AF's need for new recruits at the particular time. Certain MEPS may be aggressively against your waiver request and process. Be strong, and don't take no for an answer unless/until the consult doctor says no. Then it's really over. Good luck!