I talked to my Marine recruiter yesterday and mentioned that I have allergy-induced asthma. I should clarify that I have never had an attack, and although I used an inhaler when I was young, I have never used an inhaler (or any other asthma drug) since I was 12. My recruiter said that if I told the military physician that I had asthma, there was NO WAY they'd let me through. After that he implied that I should lie. He didn't say it outright, but he did say the following statements:
Lying to the military is not a felony.
My recruiter had personally lied about his criminal records, which would have disqualified him, and has kept his job.
One of his recruits lied about doing drugs, and drug test came back positive. Not only did the military not prosecute him, they allowed him to join 45 days later.
Another recruit had full blown asthma. She toughed it out through boot camp, then told the medics that she had asthma symptoms. They gave her an inhaler, and she wasn't kicked out.
2006-06-16
03:41:26
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