After high school I decided I wanted to join the military. It took me almost 2 years to get into the US Navy (it took me about 8 months before they would give me a date to start basic training, then I had to wait about a year for that ship date) After the worst 3 months of my life (I broke my foot, and I aquired whooping cough) A week after my divisions graduation I passed out in church and I was rushed to the hospital. The doctor there decided I had Asthma and sent me in for medical testing the following day. I took the fun medical tests and then a non-military medical student came in and asked me really intellegent questions like "when you run do you get out of breath" or "when you are going through ITE (aka getting your butt beaten by your RDC) do you have trouble breathing. and she decided I had mild persistent asthma. A military doctor came in and told me based on my "test results" I was getting discharged because I had mild persistent asthma. I was given a bunch of medication and sent on my way. When I was returning back to my division I looked at my medical records and it said on the print-out from the computer that my test were negative for asthma. Someone had crossed that out and written on there that I had mild persistent asthma.
Fast Forward about 7 months. After I returned from the Navy I went back to my place of work which was Colgan Air where I work as an ops/gate/ramp agent. I got accepted to Embry-Riddle so I could pay to much money for my flight training all while obtaining my college degree (I dont have one becuase I joined the Navy as opposed to going to college) Well I go in for my first class medical and I fill out the fun little questionare which asks if I have a history of asthma. Well yea, I got discharged from the Navy for it (by the way I never had asthma before or after that one incident) a few more questions and it asks if I have ever been medically discharged from the military. Well duh. So those are the only two things I have to mark yes to. Other than that Im in pretty good health. Before the lovely doctor even sees me he goes your disqualified. I almost dropped dead right there. He said asthma was disqualifying. I was like I had one asthma attack that I dont even think was an asthma attack, and your telling me that not only to I not get to be in the military something I had dreamed about my whole entire life, but I cant be a pilot. Excuse me I think I have a prop to run into. He does the medical exam and he takes extensive notes on my single asthma attack. The doctor told me to send my medical records in to him and he would forward them on to the FAA. I thought that somewhere amongst all the discharge papers the Navy so kindly gave me would be my medical records. But it wasnt. I called him today and he said he was going to send my test in as deferred and that i could send the copy of my medical records to him and he would forward them to the FAA or I could send my medical records directly to the FAA for review.
Now as you can see Im stuck between a rock and a hard place. I just wrote a lovely check for 15,000 to Riddle where I am supposed to start in January. And if I cant get my first class well than what the heck is the point. So I am open for suggestions. Should I just go and see another doctor?? Can I do that so soon?? Anyway, anything you have that would help would be amazing. Thanks!!
Fast Forward about 7 months. After I returned from the Navy I went back to my place of work which was Colgan Air where I work as an ops/gate/ramp agent. I got accepted to Embry-Riddle so I could pay to much money for my flight training all while obtaining my college degree (I dont have one becuase I joined the Navy as opposed to going to college) Well I go in for my first class medical and I fill out the fun little questionare which asks if I have a history of asthma. Well yea, I got discharged from the Navy for it (by the way I never had asthma before or after that one incident) a few more questions and it asks if I have ever been medically discharged from the military. Well duh. So those are the only two things I have to mark yes to. Other than that Im in pretty good health. Before the lovely doctor even sees me he goes your disqualified. I almost dropped dead right there. He said asthma was disqualifying. I was like I had one asthma attack that I dont even think was an asthma attack, and your telling me that not only to I not get to be in the military something I had dreamed about my whole entire life, but I cant be a pilot. Excuse me I think I have a prop to run into. He does the medical exam and he takes extensive notes on my single asthma attack. The doctor told me to send my medical records in to him and he would forward them on to the FAA. I thought that somewhere amongst all the discharge papers the Navy so kindly gave me would be my medical records. But it wasnt. I called him today and he said he was going to send my test in as deferred and that i could send the copy of my medical records to him and he would forward them to the FAA or I could send my medical records directly to the FAA for review.
Now as you can see Im stuck between a rock and a hard place. I just wrote a lovely check for 15,000 to Riddle where I am supposed to start in January. And if I cant get my first class well than what the heck is the point. So I am open for suggestions. Should I just go and see another doctor?? Can I do that so soon?? Anyway, anything you have that would help would be amazing. Thanks!!
