Careers: Military--Army, Navy, Airforce, Marines, Coast Guard/Retained hardware in face waiver

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I am attempting to enlist into the Navy and went through medical and was disqualified for retained hardware in my jaw. When I spoke to the medical officer he said that retained hardware in the face was a "permanent DQ" but he recommended a waiver. Does permanently disqualified mean that a waiver will never get passed or is there a chance that it will?

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medical waivers for that can be granted if the medical approving officer feels that it will have no issues with your performance in a military enviornment.  I can't give you a good number on chnaces because I do not know your specific issue, but they are at least 50/50.

Careers: Military--Army, Navy, Airforce, Marines, Coast Guard

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I am a National Guard recruiter , been doing it for seven years and am a subject matter expert on qualifications for National Guard and I keep up to date on Regular Army regs and programs. I was in the Navy for 4 years and have 13 years in the Guard. I will not sugar coat my answers to you. They are usually short and to the point. If you need more in depth, ask me. Because each situation is different, alot of times you need to actually talk to a recruiter and let them evaluate your situation in person, by looking at your documents, issues etc. If I suggest this, it would be in your best interest to do so. Finally...thank you for your interest in serving this great nation of ours. Very few people can actually make the cut to serve let alone choose to do so. So thank you for wanting to and hopefully you will get a chance. Whatever branch you choose, thank you and good luck.

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13 years Guard experince, combat missions and homeland missions. 7 years recruiting. I have been a platoon sergeant and squad leader. Mentor to new recruiters and recruits.

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Recruiters course and advanced courses in recruiting

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Top recruiter in district for FY 2008. Nominated for recruiter of the year for 2010.

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