I am only 13 now but have bad knees. You probably havent heard of it but its called Osgood-Schlauters disease. It isnt actually a disease. It is where your quads pull on and put to much strain on your pattellar tendon and it pulls away at the cartilage on top of your chin. I couldnt have prevented it because it is supposed to have been hereditary but I made it worse playing a full year of football with it. It gave me big lumps at the bottom of my knees. I had it x-rayed and I had some fracturing of my knee occur. the pain is supposed to go away by next year but the lump never goes away. Could I still join the military?
2007-11-14 18:07:35 · 12 answers · asked by Reggie #25 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I've heard of the disease but am not real knowledgeable about it. However I do know that if you have a pre-existing medical condition you will not be allowed to join the military. But you are only 13 and time has a way of healing lots of things. There is the chance that by the time you are of age to join the military you will be medically fit. and/or the military may have changed some of its requirements.
With that said... lots of kids now days join the army with pre-existing injuries and conditions and just don't say anything to the recruiter or at MEPS or at basic training. Basically, if you can get through basic you are in.
2007-11-14 18:21:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is there the different branches of the militia/government that don't evaluate weight an impediment? NO. each and every of the branches of militia have weight standards and it has no longer something to do with the variety you sense approximately your self. information flash yet being interior the militia is approximately scuffling with IN WARS. Doing this demands being in shape. It additionally could require somebody having to hold you in case you're injured. it particularly is a great deal hampered via you being 30 lbs obese. Being 30lbs obese it additionally an outstanding indicator which you're no longer interior the superb of shape and could have a tricky time donning your injured comrade to protection. in basic terms some motives
2016-10-02 10:00:00 · answer #2 · answered by fawaka 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
. my husband is a army recruiter. when he was a kid he got run over in a accident and had some knee problems and pins he played football too and later had a rodeo accident where he got stomped on his thigh by a bull. he is in, he was a combat soldier. i dont know the severity of your case, but i will assume if that disease isnt on the automatic DQ list they will look at you in meps . you might need a waiver and you might not be able to get a combat job . try to get better and i wish you the best
2007-11-15 00:56:50 · answer #3 · answered by gonecrazy_fl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope you mean it pulls away the cartilage on top of your 'shin'' (sorry, couldn't resist!!) but no, it shouldn't keep you out of the military. My son had the same thing at your age, plus his feet have always been as flat as boards! He played football all through school (he was an awesome nose guard!!!) and then went into the Air Force. There are lots of jobs in the military--- in technicial areas or in the support areas where it shouldn't make a difference.
2007-11-14 19:59:43 · answer #4 · answered by DixeVil 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I've got some good news and some bad news for you...
The good news is you can get a waiver for lots of medical stuff, most especially in the army.
The bad news is you probably shouldn't join anyways, especially the army and marines.
I am in the army with knee problems, and I can tell you first hand... you will leave the army worse than when you came if knee pain is involved.
2007-11-14 18:51:09 · answer #5 · answered by Ben 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
you could join.. you would have to take the physical and see, or look into it with a recruiter and see if that condition bars you from enlistment.
you also may want to think about your health. if one year of middle school football messed your legs up, how is 4 years of active duty army service going to treat you. i was always in outstanding condition, and i still managed to get stress fractures in both my legs. there is no shame in not joining the military to protect already exisiting health issues.
2007-11-14 18:20:31 · answer #6 · answered by kickrocks54 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Osgood-Schlatters (Osteochondritis dissecans of the tibial tuberosity is disqualifying for entry into the armed forces if symptomatic. Those "lumps" are actually little floating bones between your tibia and your knee cap which were produced when the bone tissue which turned into cartilage from the top of your tibia was re-formed as bone.
2007-11-14 18:17:05 · answer #7 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It all depends on your physical.
Also, when you say the "military" do you mean Army? There's more to the Armed Forces than just the Army!
Check your Navy and Airforce for options.
Also some sub branches - like Corps of Engineers, and so on.
2007-11-14 23:50:50 · answer #8 · answered by Parsley 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Dayton itle go away probably before you enlist but my dads friend still has it and hes 65 and hes had since he was 12
2007-11-17 02:22:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dude... NO... not unless your condition practically disappears.
Don't listen to these tards on here... they have no freakin clue! Listen to desertviking_00 he knows what he's talking about.
Everybody else on here is guessing and acts like they know what they're talking about.
2007-11-15 05:35:29 · answer #10 · answered by MadMaxx 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋