Posted on Jan 27, 2021
What are the chances of being selected for OCS if the service member is non-deployable (medical condition) but meets retention standards?
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What are the chances of being selected for OCS if the service member is nondeployable (due to a medical condition) but meets retention standards?
Other details:
- can take all events in the APFT/ACFT
- on permanent profile for (possible) abdominal pain
- can PCS to CONUS & OCONUS locations but not combat/austere environments.
Thanks for your anticipated feedback!
Other details:
- can take all events in the APFT/ACFT
- on permanent profile for (possible) abdominal pain
- can PCS to CONUS & OCONUS locations but not combat/austere environments.
Thanks for your anticipated feedback!
Posted 4 y ago
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If the service member is non-deployable, why would the Service want them to be an officer? Essentially, the Service Member with a permanent profile limiting deplorability is a limited duty officer. They can't be assigned to most combat MOS because those MOS are in the business of being deployed to fight. Same for many support MOS. IMO, the profile makes an automatic reject for OCS.
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Officer candidates are subject to entry standards, not retention standards.
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The only permanent non deployable condition I can think of where a MEB isn't warranted is HIV. People who test positive for HIV are prohibited from accessing as an officer
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