I am 15 and dont have much time to fix any massive injuries before i chase my goal as a Force Recon Marine. please, help me if you know the answer. or a way to treat it!
2007-10-24 17:57:11 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
And i cant kneel extremely well. but i think a bit of yoga could get that better. im 14 and i can even touch my toes. thats how inflexible i am
2007-10-24 18:40:46 · update #1
14 sorry typed 15 if that means ANYTHING
2007-10-24 18:41:35 · update #2
I had it when I was about your age.
The doc immobilized my knee by putting it in a cast for 6 weeks.
I think that helped - after all, I did have a 4-year gig in the Navy. Could have gone Marine if I wanted to.
2007-10-24 18:03:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Osteochondritis of the tibial tuberosity (Osgood Schlatters) is disqualifying if it is symptomatic. It's a fairly common condition among males which starts as the top of the shin bone decalcifying in adolescence to reform as a floating bone between the shin and the knee cap in early adulthood. The reason it's disqualifying is that you will be called upon to drop into a prone position with your rifle to fire it and repeated episodes of that can produce arthritis in that joint in later life.
2007-10-25 01:53:49 · answer #2 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to be 18 or 17 with your parents' consent. Graduating from High School Helps too.
2007-10-25 01:02:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had it when I joined. I never even told them about it and they never noticed. If I remember right they never asked for my medical records from when I was kid. I have had it since I was 12 years old. You should be fine as long as it doesn't cause you any problems.
2007-10-25 01:30:47 · answer #4 · answered by Bear Down 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋