Posted on Oct 6, 2020
Should I just go to another Air Force recruiter if I was told I couldn't join because of ADHD medications taken when I was five?
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Hi I’ve been talking with my Airforce recruiter and I told him I wasn’t officially diagnosed with adhd, but I took medication when I was five for a few months and then I was off. Elementary through college I never used medication or special treatment. He is telling me I won’t be able to join if I don’t get medical documents from a civilian doctor who saw me when I was five that retired 15 years ago. I don’t know what to do and I’m thinking about going to see another recruiter. Thank you and sorry for the length.
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Always answer the question asked. Nothing more.
I couldn't tell you if I was on medication when I was 5. Who the hell remembers that stuff?
I couldn't tell you if I was on medication when I was 5. Who the hell remembers that stuff?
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SSG Steven Borders
Rudy Trevino - Yeah, go to another one. Save the filled out security packet for later.
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LTC (Join to see)
Rudy Trevino - as long as they haven't started any paperwork there is nothing officially on file about this. Just go to another recruiter and don't mention the fact that you may or may not have taken some medication for a few months when you were 5. IMHO, whoever prescribed a 5 y/o ADHD drugs needs to have their ass whipped. I'm 57 years old and I've never seen a 5 y/o who didn't have ADHD. lol
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Kyle Simpson
I am about to apply for 35T in the army and go to enlist in the next 2-3 days. I haven't told my recruiter, but I had the exact same situation going on from about 8-12 years old where I was on meds for adhd. I haven't touched the stuff in almost 8 years now. The MOS I am applying for though requires a top secret clearance. will they be able to dig that stuff up and DQ me from getting a clearance?
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Kyle Simpson - Yea. See, incomplete and changing information. You started out saying when you were 5, and now you are saying from 8-12 which is less than 10 years ago. The "meds" may or may not be disqualifying, but changing stories sure as hell will.
I can tell you right now background investigators are not hunting down serial killers here. They have a check list, and follow up on little variances. Once they find a path of too much to explain they are going to DQ you and move on to the next packet.
Why bother dragging on investigation time when a DQ is faster and getting the easy clearances approved serves the Army's needs more effectively?
I can tell you right now background investigators are not hunting down serial killers here. They have a check list, and follow up on little variances. Once they find a path of too much to explain they are going to DQ you and move on to the next packet.
Why bother dragging on investigation time when a DQ is faster and getting the easy clearances approved serves the Army's needs more effectively?
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Should have kepted your mouth shut. Join another service. Who the hell remembers what medicine their mother gave them at 5 years. All I ever remember as a kid was being gaged with caster oil, the medicine for anything.
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You can get medical waivers. You would also need to have your regular doctor write a letter stating that your condition no longer is present in you. Tell the enlistment Doctor that you feel you were misdiagnosed, and show them that you don't have that conditon. Basically you have to prove you don't have it any longer if you did at one point.
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