Post by David on Jan 30, 2008 2:14:05 GMT -5
Ok, so it's not LITERALLY killing me. But I hate it how every time I talk to a recruiter about whether or not my medication will be an ultimate DQ for me, I cannot get a straight forward yes or no answer. I mean I realize these things take A LOT of time, and believe me I know that I have to wait a long time, but it would make it a lot easier if I knew for sure what the answer is going to be.
If I hadn't mentioned earlier when I introduced myself in the Army ROTC section, I did get disqualified for being on Prozac and Adderal. Now I understand that I have to be off Prozac for a year and Adderal for 6 months, and that's fine. I was tested for ADD a few years ago, and the test results came back negative, and I was diagnosed with situational depression (that's another long story). I keep hearing things about waivers and all that stuff, but I talk to my recruiter at school and he doesn't really know much about it.
Believe me when I say I will be PISSED if I wait a whole year and then I'm disqualified.... again. Ugh, I would've figured that a doctor's note from my psychiatrist would've helped speed up the process, but since the Army doesn't give a d**n what my doctor thinks doesn't help me any. I also would've thought the Army needs people bad enough that take me, but now I'm just confused as to what the hell is going on. It's very difficult for me to accept that I have to wait when I don't even know where I stand in this whole process.
By the way, I've been Adderal free for 4 months and Prozac free for 3 months, and as much as I HATE wishing away time, and I know that the wait will be worth it when I am contracted (and I'm thinking positively), but it's just the waiting in confusion that's eating at me right now.
This might be what Purgatory would feel like, a LOT of waiting and being VERY unsure about the future.
Regardless, I'm still very annoyed.
If I hadn't mentioned earlier when I introduced myself in the Army ROTC section, I did get disqualified for being on Prozac and Adderal. Now I understand that I have to be off Prozac for a year and Adderal for 6 months, and that's fine. I was tested for ADD a few years ago, and the test results came back negative, and I was diagnosed with situational depression (that's another long story). I keep hearing things about waivers and all that stuff, but I talk to my recruiter at school and he doesn't really know much about it.
Believe me when I say I will be PISSED if I wait a whole year and then I'm disqualified.... again. Ugh, I would've figured that a doctor's note from my psychiatrist would've helped speed up the process, but since the Army doesn't give a d**n what my doctor thinks doesn't help me any. I also would've thought the Army needs people bad enough that take me, but now I'm just confused as to what the hell is going on. It's very difficult for me to accept that I have to wait when I don't even know where I stand in this whole process.
By the way, I've been Adderal free for 4 months and Prozac free for 3 months, and as much as I HATE wishing away time, and I know that the wait will be worth it when I am contracted (and I'm thinking positively), but it's just the waiting in confusion that's eating at me right now.
This might be what Purgatory would feel like, a LOT of waiting and being VERY unsure about the future.
Regardless, I'm still very annoyed.