I’ve been planning on going into the 68C nursing program in the army. I have HSV-1 but zero symptoms as long as I am on my prescription valacyclovir (pill taken once daily). My recruiter originally told me that I need to get a letter from my doctor stating that my condition is shown to be manageable and responds well to the prescription, that I have no symptoms as long I’m on it and that it won’t affect me from full participation in training. He said that he will use that letter from my doctor to apply for a waiver for me to take my prescription through basic training. Now that I got that letter from my doctor he is saying that they aren’t allowing anyone to enlist anymore right now that are on/ need any kind of prescription. Is this just my recruiter? Should I try getting a different recruiter and seeing what they say? I’m also interested in the diving program in the navy, will they have the same rules about waivers as the army? Or will they be different and possibly let me apply for a waiver. Because basically right now it sounds like they aren’t letting anyone apply for any waivers to enlist in the army period. Please help and let me know what you think, thank you
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The army grants the most medical waivers. The recruiter is irrelevant as they all have the same instructions.
The only two medicines allowed for initial entry are birth control and hypothyroid meds. Nothing else is permitted
every service branch is different when it comes to waivers, and the individual branchs change their rules often. your chances of being a navy diver are slim, and they do not grant waivers to people getting in that program
The Military is called the "Selective" service for a reason Homey.
Loosely translated, they're allowed to be 'Selective' witch typically means "People with Preexisting Medical conditions that have a potential for being inconvenient to the military need not apply".
And the military is quite notorious for discharging people for being deliberately less than forthcoming about certain conditions.
After all, in-case you haven't been paying attention to current events, the country isn't exactly at War with a desperately dire need to stuff any warm body they can get their hands on into a frkn uniform to make use of as canon-fodder & shove into the meat grinder.
So, considering how convenient it might otherwise be for the military to keep your particular medication in stock aboard Navy ships or even Army medical units deployed in combat operations abroad you might just be SOL.
So,
If you want to serve the country your options are,,
Find a cure for your S#it.
Run for public office.
Sign on with a Civil Defense Contractor.
or,
you could always just lie your a*s off & take your chances and with any luck the inconvenience won't get anybody in the military killed except You....