Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I understood that it was an IEP after age 14, as well as a 504. And meds would be a disqualifier. Waivers are not necessarily granted.

My DS wanted to explore the option of joining the Navy as an officer but he's a HS freshman with an IEP and dyslexia. He opted to not drop his IEP and has taken military service off the table.

The military does not accept crazy people.

Sure they do. Plenty don’t declare meds, treatments, and diagnoses on paper. Great they are going to system that doesn’t depend on personal honesty/integrity

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I understood that it was an IEP after age 14, as well as a 504. And meds would be a disqualifier. Waivers are not necessarily granted.

My DS wanted to explore the option of joining the Navy as an officer but he's a HS freshman with an IEP and dyslexia. He opted to not drop his IEP and has taken military service off the table.

The military does not accept crazy people.

There is lots of evidence to the contrary, they just don't accept diagnosed crazy people

They don't accept the "crazy" people who are crazy in one of their narrowly pre-defined categories. All other types of crazy that aren't treatable with medication are fine.

Having ADHD doesn’t make anyone crazy or even mentally ill. Please watch the stigmatizing language! Even experiencing mental health challenges from time to time does not make someone “mentally ill”.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I understood that it was an IEP after age 14, as well as a 504. And meds would be a disqualifier. Waivers are not necessarily granted.

My DS wanted to explore the option of joining the Navy as an officer but he's a HS freshman with an IEP and dyslexia. He opted to not drop his IEP and has taken military service off the table.

The military does not accept crazy people.

There is lots of evidence to the contrary, they just don't accept diagnosed crazy people

Anonymous wrote:I understood that it was an IEP after age 14, as well as a 504. And meds would be a disqualifier. Waivers are not necessarily granted.

My DS wanted to explore the option of joining the Navy as an officer but he's a HS freshman with an IEP and dyslexia. He opted to not drop his IEP and has taken military service off the table.

The military does not accept crazy people.

You may want to rephrase it as "here's some information you may want to be aware of", rather than do NOT let your kids be prescribed medications.

Gee, I wonder why military veterans suffer so from untreated mental disorders. Maybe if they admitted more people who managed their challenges rather than hide them they'd have better outcomes.

Good way to ensure your kid doesn’t go into the military.

So what you are saying is people won’t be able to lie anymore?

Mental stability is much more important than getting into the military, OP.

I understood that it was an IEP after age 14, as well as a 504. And meds would be a disqualifier. Waivers are not necessarily granted.

My DS wanted to explore the option of joining the Navy as an officer but he's a HS freshman with an IEP and dyslexia. He opted to not drop his IEP and has taken military service off the table.

Please get your child help for mental health conditions, whether or not it will disqualify them from the military.

Isn't the ADD meds limited to 2 years? Meaning if you are off of them for 2 years, you're fine. Friends of mine in the military insist that the other 2 - IEP after age 12 and seeing a counselor - are waivable and are frequently waived. The military is kind of desperate for folks at this point, and having an IEP, seeing a counselor, and taking ADD meds will make my child a better soldier if he chooses to pursue a career in the military.

OP was not terribly clear. But, she is right.

At one time, simply taking marijuana disqualified most military careers.

Today, the disqualification might be: your child is CRAZY. How will the military decide that? Simple:

- ever take ADD medication? Crazy.
- Ritalin? Crazy.
- speak with a “counselor?” Crazy. And disqualified.

Worse, if computers/AI are making the decision, good luck trying to appeal.

If you child wants to join the military do NOT let them get prescribed any medications

The new system Genesis pulls in data from all health care providers

Your child will not be able to join

Be aware of this when you make the decision for medications and therapy

https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/613003_vol1.PDF?ver=7fhqacc0jGX_R9_1iexudA%3D%3D