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Crohn's Disease and the military

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ncgoal

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Hello, I am new to this forum. I have a question that I hope someone can answer for me. I would like to enter the military, but I have crohn's. Not the worst case, but nonetheless I have it. I understand that it is a disqualifying condition for military service. I know that people are often diagnosed after they have entered the military. I would like to know if there is someone who went into the military after being diagnosed for crohn's. If so, please tell me how you did it. Thanks.
 
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btcrv

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Good luck with that Ncgoal. An old bf of mine was in the army and had terrible eyesight all his life. He got lasic and was able to become a pilot so don't get too discouraged until you find out for sure.
 
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Valentina

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ncgoal said:
I have crohn's. Not the worst case, but nonetheless I have it.
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its great your crohns is under a bit of control right now... maybe they dont allow it because its such an unknown disease. and so different for everyone. it can turn very quickly and severly I suppose, and there is really no way of predicting how it will go for any of us.

that being said though.. I hope you can manage to feel well enough/long enough to convince them to let you give it a try. nothing worse than when this takes things away from our lives and dreams. good luck, and I hope you can live your life the way you would like :)
 
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