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Sir, My son Zach age 20 just went through the MEPS Ohio physical and passed it all. At the end the USCG liasion noticed he had a benign cist maked down, which was a benign acranoid cist that he had removed when he was 11 yrs. old Zach has since competed in wrestling 9 yrs. and has no other problems. The USCG said that they didn't do waivers for medical. I checked with other branches and they stated they did and couldn't understand why the USCG stated they could not. Zach had his heart set on the USCG to follow in his big brother's steps. It is not fair that someone makes the call without documenation. The Columbus recruiter didn't advise Zach to take any kind of medical records, can this situation be reversed in anyway? They are losing a very good canidate and I feel that Zach got a raw deal.
David Friend
This is a classic example of a recruiter that did not brief his applicant properly, nor did he interview him in enough detail to reveal this problem before he went to the MEPS. The Chief Medical Officer at the MEPS is the one who calls the shots. If for ANY reson that doc decides that someone is not fit, he or she can make the call to terminate the enlistment process. I would contact my state rep or state congressman to see if they caould do an inquiry into the matter. I am not saying that he will be forded the opprotunity to re exam, but its always a possibility that they may
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Howard Lorenz
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I have spent the past 20 years in the U.S. Air Force, 3 years was assigned as an Enlisted Accessions Recruiter. I have been deployed various times to several locations. If it is a career in the military you are looking for or thinking about I most likely have the answer. I still have contacts with in the recruiting field and if I don't know the answer then I have folks who do where I can find the answer. I am very blunt and straight forward and will make no attempts to BS you. I will give you the best information that I possible can can. If you think that you cant handle the answer that I give you, then don't ask the question...... If you are planning on joining the military, your number 1 decision factor in making this kind of move is that you need to be more concerned about serving your country than your country serving you!! All the benefits are the best that you can find. Education is at a premium right now and its the most rewarding thing that you can do. If I dont answer right away probably means that I am busy, but have patience, I will get to you.
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