Posted on Aug 23, 2020
Aura Negron
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Hello, Im from Puerto Rico. 2001 I had an operation for Scoliosis. I went to a recruiter and he told me that for having prostheses the army disqualified me but that I could try it for AMedd. Someone who has joined or is part of AMedd who can guide me?
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Your recruiter was not knowledgeable and most recruiters are not familiar with officer recruiting. You’ll need to talk to an AMEDD recruiter, they work at the Medical Recruiting Brigades.
https://recruiting.army.mil/mrb/

Another choice would be the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. They are a branch of the uniform services as well.
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Aura Negron
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Thank you very much!!
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MAJ Javier Rivera
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Aura Negron

SFC (Join to see) is 100% correct! AMEDD is its own animal therefore you need to talk with them. ¡Mucha Suerte!
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Hello Aura. AMEDD is a branch of the Army. You would need a medical waiver to refer you out at MEPs to an orthopedic surgeon stating you are fully capable of active duty with said procedure. I would contact an AMEDD recruiting station and a recruiter for health professions would be able to give you further guidance from there.
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Thank you!
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