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Can you join the military if you have health problems?
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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 509009" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>Does anyone here have experience with someone who had physical and mental health issues signing up for service in the military? Do they take people like that?</p><p></p><p>I'm trying to think of all the different options open to difficult child 1 because he is starting to fall apart again at school -- even the military is starting to look good to me now. But he's got asthma, Crohn's disease, IBS and allergies. Plus he has a lot of anxiety issues and probably is headed towards cyclothymia like his dad. He gets overwhelmed with too many things thrown at him at once, but is very good at focusing and doing a good job on one thing at a time. Right now though, he is feeling overwhelmed by school and the internal panic seems to be pushing him towards depression.</p><p></p><p>I'm thinking the military would give him the structure he needs and maybe help him find his passion, but not sure if his health issues would preclude him from being accepted.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 509009, member: 3444"] Does anyone here have experience with someone who had physical and mental health issues signing up for service in the military? Do they take people like that? I'm trying to think of all the different options open to difficult child 1 because he is starting to fall apart again at school -- even the military is starting to look good to me now. But he's got asthma, Crohn's disease, IBS and allergies. Plus he has a lot of anxiety issues and probably is headed towards cyclothymia like his dad. He gets overwhelmed with too many things thrown at him at once, but is very good at focusing and doing a good job on one thing at a time. Right now though, he is feeling overwhelmed by school and the internal panic seems to be pushing him towards depression. I'm thinking the military would give him the structure he needs and maybe help him find his passion, but not sure if his health issues would preclude him from being accepted. [/QUOTE]
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