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Hi Rod,
I have a double question for ya. I am prior Navy and my husband is a prior Marine. I got out in 1996 due to pregnancy and marriage with a renlistment code of RE-3B, I am now 29.
My husband ended up being discharged in 2000 for Asthma with a code of RE-3C. He is now 34.
Can you please tell me if it is possible (and what are the chances)of either of us rejoining the military? I was an Airforce brat growing up and we really feel the military is the best life for us as a family. Thanks so much for your help.
Brenda
Houston, TX
Hi Brenda,
If your spouse was discharged for Asthma, the chances of him being allowed to re-enlist are pretty slim (what has changed between 2000 and now that would lead the military to believe that his Asthma would no longer be a problem?)
In general, any history of Asthma attacks after the age of 13 is disqualifying, and not usually waived (for details, see my article at: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/joiningthemilitary/a/asthma.htm).
On the other hand, if you got out of the active duty military due to pregnancy, you could qualify for a waiver. At a minimum, you would have to convince the service that you are trying to join that you would not likely request a discharge in the future, if you got pregnant again.
For more information about the United States Military, feel free to visit my military information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com
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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