Posted on Nov 6, 2016
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Active orthodontic treatment does not necessarliy change your DRC (Dental Readiness Classification), but does make you "non-deployable" from the standpoint that you would need bands/brackets removed and retainers prior to deploying.
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Do you know if having braces will prevent me from going to my reclass mmore school. I'm getting braces and I'm scheduled to leave in about 6 months to AIT. Would the braces stop me from going?
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Shouldn't. Again, they don't change your DRC and should only be a problem on deployment. That being said, there may be minimal (no?) orthodontic support where you are going for AIT - do you want to risk breaking a wire or bracket and not being able to have it repaired? I would recommend delaying the orthodontics until you return from AIT.
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What is the form called when a class 2 is classified as non deployable
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Definitely Class 2, due to the fact that their MAY be a dental emergency in the future. However I would doubt a class 3, considering you could go long periods without them causing a major issue.

I would just goto medical and find out.
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What is the form that stars that it is a class 2 non deployable?
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Will getting braces make you class 2 or class 3?
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Braces doesn't affect dentail readiness, as stated makes you non- deployable.

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I was lucky to have them when I was 15. I would assume you would be a Class II because you're having work done to them; just like someone with fillings, they can be considered Class II as well. It's nothing serous to be a Class II; take care of yourself and you'll be fine.
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what is class 2? i just got braces and i go to AIT this summer coming up
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
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I was a Child when I got Braces and I still remember the Pain of the First Time they tightened them Bastards, I cried myself to sleep. I hear these days it is a much better experience, I hope it is since my Grandchildren seem to all have inherited Grandpa's Wesling Overbite.
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