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Can a Navy enlisted man remain on active duty if he has donated a kidney to a sibling? Can He re-enlist? Can he reenter the Navy if he gets out? Is there a navy medical waiver instruction covering organ loss?
Hi Al,
Having only one kidney is a disqualifying factor for someone wishing to join the U.S. Military. For details, see my Military Medical Entrance Standards at: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/joiningthemilitary/a/intmedstandards.htm most especially the section on urinary conditions at: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/joiningthemilitary/a/urinary.htm
However, medical standards to join the Military, and standards to remain in the Military are two different things.
When it comes to remaining in the Military, it depends primarily if the person's medical condition interferes with the proper performance of their Military duties. For details, see my article at: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/theorderlyroom/a/medseparation.htm
If the person gets out, and then wants to re-enter the Military, then we're back to the original medical standards for enlistment. However, a medical waiver, could be possible (no promises, but possible). For details, see my article at: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/joiningthemilitary/a/medicalwaiver.htm
Hope this helps!
For more information about the United States Military, feel free to visit my U.S. Military information site 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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