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Expert: - 9/26/2009


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If an applicant for one of the academies had ALL (acute lymphcytic leukemia) as a toddler but has been treatment- and symptom-free for over 10 years, would this be considered a disqualifying medical condition?

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It could be, but you would really need to pose that question to the Department of Defense Medical Exam Review Board (DoDMERB). They are the ones who evaluate all the physicals and such for the Service Academy applicants. If you make it that far in the process, you'll be evaluated by a physician who will take detailed information on your medical history and give it to DODMERB. They'll make a final call.

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