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I am scheduled to have my Part II physical done next week. I have already spoke with the PA and she has stated that after it is complete I will be exempt from PT, getting in military vehicles, and will be stuck behind a desk for the duration until my ETS date. However, my First Sergeant has stated that it is just a myth and I will soldier in every way until my ETS date. It doesn't really matter to me either way, I just need a straight answer on what is the right thing to do as I need to be a soldier and look out for my best interests as well. So is there a regualtion or anything solid either side of this argument can tie themselves to?
Hi Kevin,
Your First Sergeant is "blowing smoke."
Assuming the medical doctors issue a profile waiver, you cannot be required to do anything that is prohibited by the profile waiver.
Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com
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Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.
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Rod Powers is a retired Air Force first sergeant, with 23 years of active duty service, 11 of those years as an Air Force First Sergeant. He has helped thousands of military members, recruits, and military applicants since he took over the About.com U.S Military Careers Information site in 1999. He has a reputation for "telling it like it is," so questions may not be answered based on "what you want to hear," but will be answered based of the bast available information, concerning the service/situation.
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Rod is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Noncommissioned Officers Academy, the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and the Air Force First Sergeant Academy. He also holds an Associates Degree in Personnel Administration from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF).
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