@cid798 said:
I'll try to fast track this, since I was young I wanted to be in the military. I've done everything to prepare post-entry which thankfully has led to any job I have being the best and rising the ranks fast.
I've hardware in my right ankle that inhibits me 0%. My current job is very physical. I make pallets for a leading chicken company. Involves the obvious heavy lifting but also anyone working in a warehouse can probably attest to circumventing some things to get the job done.
My problem is I want to join the U.S. Army and everything is hunky dorey except in my region the chief medical officer has a very high rate of those sent to boot succeeding and he will take no risks.
I'm looking for any alternative route, I've nothing holding me back physically and have always been up front in recruiting as well as missing only 1 question on ASVAB. Regardless I'm looking to go in as Infantry 11x.
I was born with a tight achilles tendon in my left leg that caused me to walk on my toes and prevented me from putting my heel flat down on the floor for 19 years. Just a year and a half ago I got surgery on my ankle and now I'm able to walk perfect, run great, and stand perfectly as if I had been able to my entire life. I went to MEPS once before my surgery and I was turned down, and just a few months ago I went back and was accepted. Is it something that's correctable? If so, you're able to get surgery and go back. Of course, before going, you should prepare all medical files, including pre-op, post-op, and operation data as well as a letter from both your surgical doctor and your physical therapist stating your readiness to participate in all physical activities the armed forces entails. You just need to get a medical waiver, really. Keep in mind that a medical waiver will prevent Airborne from being in your contract, but you'll be able to get it after attending basic and AIT (infantry school for infantry)
Just reading through some of these posts makes me laugh. Hardly anybody here knows what they're talking about. None of them have remotely experienced the comradery and sense of belonging the military provides for you. I'm 35M Human Intelligence Collector, I ship out to basic on October 29th and am going active duty enlisted. I was originally going to do Psy Ops for the reserves and get a commission through Army ROTC but I've decided to go this route- It's just going to be way better for me. Infantry will be a very fulfilling job. I won't give you any speeches but God it's so painfully obvious nobody on this forum knows what they're talking about or has the capacity to understand the dream a lot of people share of being in the Armed Forces. I hope whatever you need to do or have done gets you into your dream job. I know that if there's a will, there will most certainly be a way. You can ALWAYS go to a different recruiting station, even if it's out of state. Trust me, the threat of going somewhere else alone will make them work harder for you.
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