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My son wants to join the Navy
My son is 23 years old and hasn't really found an interest in college. He is interesting in joining the Navy. He was diagnosed with diabetes when he was 12 and was told he would most likely grown out of it. He is in excellent physical health and works out. He has a job as a transporter at a local hospital and has high hopes of joining. He has not taken insulin in several years and only has to watch his diet. Would his prior diagnosis of diabetes disqualify him from joining the Navy. He was told in high school that he might be able to get in with a doctor's note or waiver. Does anyone have a child with diabetes in the Navy? Thanks for any input. I want to be supportive but I don't want to give him any false hopes.
Thanks,
Liz
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Permalink Reply by JessicaB-Sailor Mom on
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Most likely he would be disqualified. You need to talk to a recruiter.
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Thanks, I sort of thought so.
I will just have to pray and see what happens.
Thanks for the information.
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Permalink Reply by Pat (MP) on
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Military Medical Standards for Enlistment & Appointment
Endocrine and metabolic disorders
Jun 10 2009
The disqualifying medical conditions are listed below. The International Classification of Disease (ICD) codes are listed in parentheses following each standard.
The causes for rejection for appointment, enlistment, and induction are an authenticated history of:
Current or history of adrenal dysfunction (255) is disqualifying.
Current or history of diabetes mellitus (250) is disqualifying.
Current persistent glycosuria when associated with impaired glucose tolerance (250) or renal tubular defects (271.4) is disqualifying.
Current or history of acromegaly, including, but not limited to gigantism or other disorders of pituitary function (253), is disqualifying.
Current or history of gout (274) is disqualifying.
Current or history of hyperinsulinism (251.1) is disqualifying.
Current or history of hyperparathyroidism (252.0) and hypoparathyroidism (252.1) is disqualifying.
Thyroid disorders.
Current goiter (240) is disqualifying.
Current hypothyroidism uncontrolled by medication (244) is disqualifying.
Current or history of hyperthyroidism (242.9) is disqualifying.
Current thyroiditis (245) is disqualifying.
Misc. Conditions.
Current nutritional deficiency diseases, including, but not limited to beriberi (265), pellagra (265.2), and scurvy (267) are disqualifying.
Other endocrine or metabolic disorders such as cystic fibrosis (277), porphyria (277.1), and amyloidosis (277.3) that obviously prevent satisfactory performance of duty or require frequent or prolonged treatment are disqualifying.
Derived from Department of Defense (DOD) Directive 6130.3, "Physical Standards for Appointment, Enlistment, and Induction," and DOD Instruction 6130.4, "Criteria and Procedure Requirements for Physical Standards for Appointment, Enlistment, or Induction in the Armed Forces."
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Too bad you were rejected, it must have made you a very hostile person. Most people would find better things to do with their time.................
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