AboutLarry Weaver Expertise General and specific milatary questions.
Experience 25 years US Army. Combat arms, Civil Affairs, Psychological Operations. Reserve and National Guard duty. Both current and historical knowlage. Conventional and Special Operations duty.
Publications Government Video Magazine
Education/Credentials BA Northern Arizona University, AZ
Question Larry,
I am a prior service army soldier.I also enlisted in the nat. guard in 2004.I gained lots of weight and they put me out on medical for sleep apnea and headaches.I have never recieved a sleep study nor have I used a cpap machine.I am interested in re enterring the army and my guard form 22 states re:3.
I have submitted my paperwork via recruiter but she told me its a waiting game right now.
I did include a letter from my family doc stating I no longer have sleep apnea nor migraines due to weight loss.
What are my chances of actually being awarded a waiver?This waiting is killing me!Thanks for your input.
Jeff
Answer Generally you should not have any problems. However, there are a few sticking points. If you were chaptered out of the army for sleep apnea. Make sure you have the paperwork diagnosing you with sleep apnea. Nobody can just decree you have it without a formal sleep study. How can you be chaptered out by sleep apnea and never had a sleep study? That does not add up. Also, how can a doctor (your family doc) give a letter saying you don't have sleep apnea without doing a sleep study? He can't. Therefore, the army won't give you a waiver until you get a real sleep study completed and passed. I too have sleep apnea. and I have the CPAP. All my surgeries failed. I think your paperwork is stuck because they cannot find the completed mandatory sleep study in your records and the army will eventually tell you they won't move until you produce one. THey won't accept a doctors letter. Even if you drop the weight, they still require a passed sleep study if you got prior chaptered out for sleep apnea. Once you pass your sleep study, you should be good to go. If you flunk it, then get the surgery to correct it and retake the sleep study.
