Posted by mattdds on May 5, 2004, at 2:15:32
In reply to Re: US Military Service Meds - Need advice guys! » mattdds, posted by chemist on May 5, 2004, at 1:57:39
Hey Chemist,
Thanks for the reply, I just barely submitted it! Wow.
Yeah, they do give out dexedrine like it's candy to pilots. Kinda burns me that I have a legitimate reason to take meds and I need to worry about being considered a weakling.
As far as the "don't ask don't tell" policy, I only wish that were the case with medical history. The difference being that they, in fact, *do* ask you to give a detailed medical history. If you don't report something (e.g. asthma, psych disorders), and it comes up later, you can do some time in military prison, as far as I understand. The FBI can even pull all your civilian medical records! Pretty crazy.
I think you're right about letting them evaluate me themselves. I don't think they are out to get me. After all, they forked over a very large sum to get me trained as a dentist. It wouldn't make much sense to get real picky with me. I really have nothing to hide. I asked my doc if he though I was fit for duty, and he said he believed I certainly was, but was not qualified to officially say so, as he is a civilian doc. Perhaps the military docs have different criteria (which scares me...they still refer to anxiety as "neurosis").
Thanks for your encouragement, judging from your posts you seem to be very resourceful.
Matt
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