his doctor has recently prescribed a mild anti-depressant.
will the coast guard ask for his medical records and will this affect whether or not he will be allowed to join the Coast Guard.
i don't know if this matters, but he wants to learn to be a mechanic.
2007-11-20 14:47:29 · 6 answers · asked by july 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
absolutely. he must be off the meds and function normally for 12 months before a waiver will be considered.. and being the CG, might not be granted, as they give out almost zero waivers period.
if he lies and fails to tell them about his medical history he WILL be caught and he WILL be dischraged with a fraudulent enlistmnet, which will ruin any chance ever of serving in ANY Branch of th emilitary, even ones willing t ogrant waivers( like th eArmy)
2007-11-21 00:46:18 · answer #1 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How mild is mild? I personally would have to say that normally it would be a disqualifying factor. If he really needs to be on them the military might not be a good idea he might be in some very tight situations that could aggrivate problems. If he can function fine without them then simply stop and never admit to takeing them. I know very often anti-depresents are over perscribed. Was this dr a psycologist or just a general practice?
The CG is a great choice and MK's are a greate rate to go. But he should know there is a very good chance that he will be deployed on a cutter. I never heard of a cutter till i joined and man was i surprized when i went underway.
2007-11-20 23:11:53 · answer #2 · answered by hmeetis 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depressive disorders are considered disqualifying for entry into the armed forces. If he tries to hide his medical history and does gain entry, it might show up later on and subject him to a medical discharge for a disqualifying conditions which existed prior to entry. Since there are less than 40 thousand total personnel in the Coast Guard, that would be a waste of time and effort.
2007-11-20 23:13:29 · answer #3 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think they can only ask his doctor if he has any mental problems that would prevent him from joining the military and if so, what medications is he on. If they find out about it it can disqualify him. Best bet is to either stop the medication if it's okay with his doctor and never mention it - not lie - just don't volunteer information. There is no huge medical database and MEPS can't look it up like they say they can. Everything they can look up you have to sign a waiver for. Sorry for such a long answer:
short answer - yeah it can DQ him depending on the job or circumstances
2007-11-20 22:52:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
He won't be able to join the Coast Guard while he's on anti-depressants. Don't know about when he's off of them.
2007-11-20 22:52:27 · answer #5 · answered by DOOM 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The military can be 'either -or' with medications. Either you don't need it or you don't get in.
What would happen to him were he in a situation where he didn't have his meds and the possibility of him getting some were very remote?
Could he continue to function?
2007-11-21 00:25:02 · answer #6 · answered by TedEx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋