Naval academy medical waiver

[Anonymous]

Has anyone gotten a medical waiver for their child from the naval academy? My son has gotten Waitlisted due to a medical issue that we thought wasn't an issue. Has anyone experienced this and gotten past it to acceptance?

[Anonymous]

can you share what the issue is? it really depends.

[Anonymous]

Waivers can be hard. I know two students who had color blindness waived. They are much more strict on concussions.

[Anonymous]

You are going to need to be specific.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Waivers can be hard. I know two students who had color blindness waived. They are much more strict on concussions.

Really? Interesting. I know someone who was granted admission but wasn't able to go because of colorblindness.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Waivers can be hard. I know two students who had color blindness waived. They are much more strict on concussions.

Really? Interesting. I know someone who was granted admission but wasn't able to go because of colorblindness.

My uncle went to the AFA with color blindness but couldn't become a pilot.

[Anonymous]

Color blindness is a big deal to the Navy and the Coast Guard because you need to be able to distinguish the red buoys from the green buoys, so it's a safety issue. Army is more forgiving of color blindness.

[Anonymous]

Waivers are easier to get if you self-ID early in the process. In the Naval Academy, something like 20% are pre-tracked for aviation and color-blindness makes aviation auto-ineligible. And even with a medical waiver, expect that the fact of the waiver will be public and will produce very unpleasant hazing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Waivers are easier to get if you self-ID early in the process. In the Naval Academy, something like 20% are pre-tracked for aviation and color-blindness makes aviation auto-ineligible. And even with a medical waiver, expect that the fact of the waiver will be public and will produce very unpleasant hazing.

Really? Someone would get hazed for being colorblind?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Waivers are easier to get if you self-ID early in the process. In the Naval Academy, something like 20% are pre-tracked for aviation and color-blindness makes aviation auto-ineligible. And even with a medical waiver, expect that the fact of the waiver will be public and will produce very unpleasant hazing.

Really? Someone would get hazed for being colorblind?

No. But somebody could easily be hazed if the midshipman is perceived to be shirking duties, or not at 100% fitness. That could easily buy a midshipman a difficult time. And targeting can happen very rapidly and for no good reason at all. In addition, the midshipman must waive medical privacy in order to be enlisted (midshipmen are generally considered to be E5 enlistees until pre-commissioning) and enrolled, and the issue of any waiver will be repeatedly and perhaps abusively revisited by USNA division commanders.

[Anonymous]

I had asthma 20 years ago and couldn't waive out.

[Anonymous]

Recruited athletes can get waivers for a great number of conditions - they know they will be in a restricted service line upon graduation (supply corps, medical corps, etc.). It's possible, but it helps to have someone advocating for you. And the nature of the condition is material - waiver for GERD much easier to get than for a blown and reconstructed ACL. I have also heard that if you can get a medical opinion that says the condition is minor or asymptomatic (whatever is relevant for the condition), that they will take that into consideration. Good luck.