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Hi, I was just wondering if a person with Bilateral Club feet is disqualified from the Navy. I have had numerous surgery's to correct this as best as possible and I am able to run, and do everything a normal person can.
Thank you,
Todd
Hi Todd,
Club feet (for any of the services) is only disqualifying if the "stiffness or deformity prevents foot function or wearing military footwear."
For details, see my article about Military Medical Standards for Accession," at: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/joiningthemilitary/a/intmedstandards.htm most especially the section about "lower extremities" at: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/joiningthemilitary/a/extremities2.htm
With that being said, if the MEPS (Military Entrance Processing Station) medical professionals determine that your particular condition is disqualifying, then a waiver by the Navy could be possible. For details see my article at: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/joiningthemilitary/a/medicalwaiver.htm
For more information about the U.S. 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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