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Finished up at MEPS last week and was DQ’d because of a past history of depression, as well as a couple other medical factors (biscuspid aortic valve, ulnar nerve neuritis from sports,

I have 2 main questions ⬇️

First question: is it worth it to go out of the way and try to get a psych appointment to get evaluated before sending in my first waiver? Or should I wait and see what they say is needed?

* A few things to note: it was situational depression. I was in a terrible spot in life and was being abused by my work schedule, drowning in bills & debt, and overall not happy with life. I was prescribed the lowest dosage of Buspirone, took it for a month (as my doctor recommended), didn’t feel any real changes to my mood or mental state and never took it again. This was just about a year ago. I haven’t felt any sort of “depression” or anything close to the state I was in since I left my job.

Secondly: (theoretically) when you send a waiver in, if it gets denied, is it denied by EVERY branch or just the one you’re trying to get in to?

I also scored an 85 on my asvab. Do I have a higher chance of being an “exception” with a decent score? Or is everyone on the same level? I’m aiming for the Air Force, but I’ve heard their medical standards are way higher than the other branches. I’m in very good physical condition, & training for Special Warfare. If I can switch to another branch and have a better chance of medical clearance, then I will absolutely go that route.

Any advice & info is greatly appreciated!

What’s up everyone, I’m a 24 (almost 25) y/o out of the ATL GA area training for the pipeline. Wanting to become a CCT. I played 4 years of division 1 baseball and recently transitioned into half marathon running. I’m 6’4 about 225. Probably 14-16% body fat. Strong as hell in the weight room but muscular endurance (specifically abs & back) is the biggest mountain to climb for me rn.

My first IFT results were:
47 push, 9 pull, 43 sit up, 9:50 1.5, failed the underwaters (shitty form, still learning), and 12:26 500m.

My main question to you guys who have been to A&S, pre-dive, etc: What would you have done differently in your training leading up to BMT & beyond?

More so looking for answers from guys who have failed out so I know what to do differently, but would love responses from all parties.

* The majority of responses I’ve heard are…

1. Swim a shit ton more than you think (water con, underwaters, form, etc)
2. Ruck a shit ton
3. Be able to smoke the IFT while smoked

Currently on week 6 of Stew Smith’s crush the IFT program. It’s been very good and I’ve seen some solid emdurance gains already. My main struggles are abs & swimming so that’s what I’ve been hammering most.

I don’t have a ship date yet, still haven’t even been to MEPS or passed the IFT so i’m far out. Just planning. “Failure to prepare is preparing to fail”

Any advice is much appreciated. Thank you!