army waiver?

Question

my husband is trying to get into the army but he has to get a waiver first... when been through this before because he had to get one to enter the air force that waiver took two weeks (he got heart at basic that is why he is not the any more) okay back to the waiver for the army it has been 2 weeks now and still no word the recruiter does not call to up date or inform us my husband has to call him every other day to find out something......

is there any way we can speed up this whole thing so he can leave already????? what can we do other than wait is theree some body we can call?????

it is a health wavier he had sugery on his foot at a young age and it is not anything big you know he can still walk run any everything

Answer 1

waivers take a long time in the army as does everything else. It'll probably take a couple of months atleast and there's not much more he can do other than wait, and keep in touch with the recruiter too see if he has any new info and to just keep him ensured that your husband's ready to go. I had to get a waiver prior to starting a school and it took about a month, could take longer depending on the seriousness of his injury and the amount of waivers they have to process.

Answer 2

Here is a thought. Recruiting command works off numbers. They have a mission of X amount of recruits per month and if they are setting pretty for this particular months then they may drag their feet on recruits to ensure they have numbers for the following month. It isn't right, but it is the nature of the beast.
Remember, it may be that the waiver will just take longer than you expected, due to the channels it has to go through. Remember, the army has historicaly been a "walking force" and the airforce isn't. The Army may check out foot problems differently.

Answer 3

I don't know if there is any way for you to get the waiver to go through faster. I do know that if you tell the recruiter your husband is having second doubts because it is taking too long it might help speed it up. The recruiter might not be motivated enough if he feels your husband is a sure recruit. You might also call or go in and speak to the recruiting office's senior NCO or commander. They may be able to help. Then again the Army is notorious for taking a long time to process paperwork even in this digital age and it may just be taking the usual long time.

Answer 4

it will be done when it gets done. you cannot make it go any faster, and neither can the recruiter. once it is sent up for review it is out of the recruiter's hands. med waivers can take 6 months or longer before a decision is made on them.

Plus you also have to deal with the fact that he was discharged out of AF Basic as well. they will want to know why, and whether or not the condition still exists.. was he hurt, or did he have a heart attack? I can't tell from the way you wrote your question.

Answer 5

Your chances of a waiver approval are next to zero. Since recruiting is sky-rocketing, enlistment standards will return to normal and any felony conviction will get you turned away. Honestly, you be better served finding another occupation. Chances are if they ever accept felony waivers it will be a long time from now.

Answer 6

if that recruiter is not up your a** about it, he's not trying to get him in. he thinks your man won't be approved. probably because he got out of the navy early, they think he'll just try to get out of the army too. If i were you, i'd just sign up yourself and then work on getting him in once you are, if they will even let him. I went through the army and it's not that bad. good luck with that.

Answer 7

Call your Congressman's office. If that doesn't get it call the Governor's office. They are being called in great numbers for passport issues. This strikes me as a more significant use of their time.