What Health Issues Will Keep You From Being Able To Join The Military?

Posted by Dolores
1234 asked:


What sort of medical/health issues will keep you from being able to join? and also what about food allergies or intolerance?

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8 Responses to “What Health Issues Will Keep You From Being Able To Join The Military?”

  1. Drew Says:
    December 20th, 2008 at 9:17 am

    Degenerative Disk Disorder.

  2. Environmentalist Says:
    December 23rd, 2008 at 5:15 am

    i’ve dislocated my shoulder possibly 200 times now. sleeping, getting dressed, running, golfing, swimming, leaf raking, etc. ***** not to have insurance. it would’ve been nice to have surgery before my shoulder got so bad.

  3. Ninja (Ducky is back WOO-HOO) :D Says:
    December 23rd, 2008 at 7:25 am

    All you need is to be able to kill innocents! Sign up Straight away

  4. Ooo Rah Says:
    December 23rd, 2008 at 2:29 pm

    I don’t think food allergies are a problem. Medical issues such as asthma would not mix with the military lifestyle. Joint pains, and such are something that will make military life hard also. You probably could adapt to the military with issues such as permanent pains, damage, and breathing problems, but it would be very hard to adapt.

  5. R, P, then B Says:
    December 24th, 2008 at 6:13 am

    Asthma
    Heart Murmur
    Hearing loss over a certain amount
    damaged lungs from childhood injury/illness
    inability to wear the issued uniform correctly due to deformity
    chronic debilitating headaches
    vision that can not be corrected to 20/20 with glasses
    fainting
    mental disorder that impairs judgment
    Cancer
    aids
    chronic VD symptoms

  6. Wayne C Says:
    December 25th, 2008 at 12:40 am

    That is a long freaking list. The link is to an Army Regulation. It is the same for the other branches.

    Food allergies are disqualifying. From other questions in here they are doing blood tests to detect food allergies. One guy claimed he was declined because he is allergic to Kiwi fruit. A flash to him as he was unaware of it. That is why i think they are doing the blood test. It’s old tech and works.

    SSG US Army 73-82

  7. Jimmy L Says:
    December 25th, 2008 at 6:57 am

    R, P, then B got it right.. but the list can go waayy on… The Air Force is the most strict when it comes to health issues..

    and being flat footed is another one

  8. desertviking_00 Says:
    December 25th, 2008 at 7:49 am

    The source below is a link to the medical standards. Study Chapter Two,. There are over two hundred conditions which can disqualify you. As for food allergies, if they produce a life-threatening episode like shortness of breath, etc. that is anaphylaxis and that is disqualifying.