2007-02-26 08:06:15 · 10 answers · asked by charlesthesportsfan 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
No, you can't even enlist if you have a reactive airway disease.
2007-02-26 09:14:38 · answer #1 · answered by usamedic420 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Asthma is an allergy and is triggered by something. The best non medication treatment for asthma is learning your triggers and avoiding them. Common triggers are smoke, dust, mold, mildew, plants, dust mites, pets and grass/weeds.
If you can not figure our your triggers, you may need to see an allergist and have allergy screening done. This may point out your triggers.
The National Asthma Prevention Program and the Expert Panel of Diagnosis and Management of Asthma both agree if you have to use a prescription inhaler such as albuterol more then two time per week, your asthma is NOT in control and you will need a prescription controller medication.
Controller medications are steroids (Asthmacort Asthmanex, Flovent, Pulmocort), Leukotriene modifier (Singulair, Aculade, Zyflo) or mast cell stabilizers (Cromolyn sodium, Intal, Tilade).
You may want to talk to your doctor about several strong controller medications and maybe Xolair shots.
If you want a proven, all-natural way to cure your asthma, without having to pay for useless medications with harmful side-effects, then this is the most important page you'll ever read.
2016-05-15 08:08:17 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This would depend on the conditions under which a draft were to be instituted.....small troop requirement,no........
large troop requirement,quite possible.While spending 12 years in the USAF-SOC I found that the military will change it's requirements to suit it's present needs,no matter which branch that you have the honor to serve.
2007-02-26 09:11:14 · answer #3 · answered by 1st Responder FF/EMT 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the rules of the draft.
2007-02-26 08:14:07 · answer #4 · answered by David V 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I dont believe so i just got back from enlisting into the marine corp and they will not accept you if you have had asthma anytime after your 13th birthday because it is likely to resurface during boot camp
2007-02-26 08:12:49 · answer #5 · answered by da_smizzock 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As a severe chronic asthmatic, I served two years in Viet Nam.
2007-02-26 08:13:24 · answer #6 · answered by JoeyNyne 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, because asthma can be a life threatening illness itself.
2007-02-26 08:09:54 · answer #7 · answered by Tenn Gal 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I dont think they would care if you were short of breath in the radioactive polluted hellhole they would send you to be honest
2007-02-26 08:26:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
That would depend on the severity of the asthma.
Generally speaking, however, No.
2007-02-26 08:18:11 · answer #9 · answered by hunterentertainment 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
NO. 4F deferment
2007-02-26 08:09:09 · answer #10 · answered by aiminhigh24u2 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋