2007-03-05 03:35:06 · 7 answers · asked by Ashley 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I do not know if it will disqualify you or not. However, I do know that the military has done the procedure on personnel already enlisted. So I would guess they would have some type of exception and it would be up to the pre-entrance physical board.
Edit: Sorry, the enlisted personnel I was referring to were in the Coast Guard and the surgery was done to control other medical issues, not just being overweight. We cannot generalize all the military branches into our experience in one branch of the service, whether we were a recruiter or not.
The best answer is to contact the recruiters of the branches you are interested in and getting the info directly from the horses mouth so to speak.
2007-03-05 03:50:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was recruiting no, but the Army has accepted some elective operations since, such as laser surgery for the eyes. If it is accepted you will still have to go thru a medical waiver process, not quick by any means.The answer about doing it on Soldiers now is wrong, if a Soldier gets to that point he/she has failed the overweight program for the Army, they will be discharged, not operated on, however a FAMILY member can have it done thru the Army care system if it is needed medically, not electivley. There is no "elective" surgery for Soldiers, it has to be a medical must to get it, that is why laser surgery is not offered at all bases.
2007-03-05 05:04:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-12-14 11:22:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We were required to drink 2 full glasses of water with our meals in basic to stay hydrated. I don't know if that's a problem if you've had bypass or not.
2007-03-05 03:44:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your best bet to do is contact a recruiter, for the branch you are interested and ask them. Information is readily available to them, no matter the question that is being asked.
2007-03-05 03:54:08 · answer #5 · answered by cekret77 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no. It is a Permanent DQ with zero chance of a waiver.
2007-03-05 07:36:47 · answer #6 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No not that I know of
2007-03-05 03:45:21 · answer #7 · answered by Centurion529 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋