With Asthma into the National Guard?!?

Question

Hey,
I've had Asthma since Birth but through the years and my body growing it's almost gone away.
I have it only when I have to run long distances but I only have to pause for about 30sec and then I'm good again...
I can run really fast and I can walk really far (Record is 150km)...

So I signed up for the National Guard in April and still have to get some stuff taken care of paper-wise which gives me enough time to get into to shape... But what if the Doc realizes that I have Asthma? Which he probably will...
Is it wise to go into the Army with Asthma even if it's just that little?
And is it even possible to get into the Army with Asthma?

I read that it's a disqualifier if you have it while joining up but they can't kick you out if you get while in the Army...
However I have read story's about even Marines signing up and having Asthma...

The Army is something I desperatly want.
Something meaningful in my life finally!

Answer 1

Unfortunately, it is a disqualifier for all military service. First, if you have told your recruiter, he is being unscrupulous for still allowing you to join. I know that it is a question on DD form 2807, the medical prescreening form. If you are still diagnosed with asthma by your family doctor, I would not join, even though it is something desire. If you do join, a change in climate could aggravate your symptoms and put you in danger. This is especially true if you are deployed to a war zone. Say for example you are on a mission. You begin to have an asthma attack in the middle of it, you then are putting not only yourself, but your fellow soldiers in danger as well, because they now have to try and take care of you. That is why it is very important to be honest about any medical conditions you may have. I know I could not live with myself if I put my fellow Marines in jeopardy when it could have been avoided.

Answer 2

I feel your pain. I've had asthma for 14 years now and have seen several doctors. The truth is, there is no known cure for asthma at the moment. But the symptoms can be prevented. It really depends on what causes your brother's asthma. Mine is usually dust and hot weather. But I think the universal method is using the control inhaler.

I cured my Asthma the natural way?

Answer 3

lying about having asthma is a FRAUDULENT ENLISTMENT. just how do you expect to handle the gas Chamber? 30 seconds is plenty of time to get your and/or your buddies killed in a firefight.

WHEN you get caught( not if) you will be kicked out and lose any benefits you might have earned. Or, you could do the honorable thing and give the recruiter every scrap of medical documentation you have on it and you may get a waiver, especially if you can pass a Pulmonary Function test and have not been under the care of a doctor for the asthma since you were 13.
A core value of the Military is Integrity. Do you have it, or don't you? If you can do the Right Thing even when nobody else is watching, than you have it. If you are willing to lie and commit Fraud, you don;t.

Answer 4

Back when I was in the Marines it was an automatic disqualifier. Technically if you don't tell them about it, it's fraud. I don't know the Army's regulations on this matter.