SEAL with Hypothyroidism?

Question

Can you get join the Seals with hypothyroidism? I know you can join army special forces, but i was just interested about how the navy views this.

Answer 1

Hypothyroidism that is not controlled by medication is disqualifying for entry into the armed forces. The source cited below is the standard for that. I checked the same regulation to determine the endocrine standards for special duty like the SEALS and it refers back to the standard for initial entry. So, it doesn't look like it will be disqualifying if your hypothyroidism is controlled by medication, because it is not for diving and free fall parachuting. Those two skills are essential to SEAL team assignment.

Answer 2

Hypothyroidism is that the thyroid gland produces low thyroxine hormones. This disturbs your metabolic rate so that you'll gain weight, and you may experience other symptoms like fatigue, weakness, cold intolerance, heat intolerance, mood swings, etc. you can find more information at http://seahealth.org/hypothyroidism. I don't whether SEAL accepts people with hypothyroidism or not, but if you join in navy most of the days you've to be on sea. If the symptoms won't bother you, then you can happily try to join in your desired job. If you take the medicines regularly and do workouts daily, the symptoms like fatigue, weight gain, cold intolerance, etc won't suffer you.