Hello i have crohns and i want to get in the army i have talked to the recruiting officer and he said it could happen if i was off my remicade. Does anyone know how i would go about getting off ??
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.
To echo what ThanksP said, deploying somebody who has Crohn's is very risky. Even if you're in remission, the stress of being deployed, being shot at, being in an unknown environment can trigger a flare and you could require immediate medical attention. Depending on where you are and what your job is, this could put others at risk, and waste resources to evacuate you. Of course not all of being in the military is about deployment, but if you're not deployable, you're not employable. Soldier first.I highly doubt it's "waiverable". I also cannot imagine a doctor would help you join the military. There are certain ailments that just cannot sustain life in the military. Unfortunately that's just the way it is.
Probably not, unfortunately. You still have a diagnosis, which means the disease could rear its head at any time. There are many other careers that you could consider that still are service careers if that is truly what you want to do. If you ever get into Albany I'd be happy to meet up at the Plaza some time to talk.Ok sorry to mooch off your question but I wanna join to be in army band. I only have had one flare when I was 13 I'm 19 now and my doctor even said my 6mp is on a really low dose and is very low in my blood stream. I have ADHD whitch of have to get off my medication for as well but that I know will work. Is it true that if I get off my crohns medication and am stil doing ok I can go?