will the army accept me if i have have had a history of add and/or anxiety?
May 4th, 2010
David asked:
In addition to this I am currently on probation for a class c felony, but, I have an SIS (suspended imposition of sentence), which from my understanding will drop the felony from my record after having successfully completed my probation. Also, I was only recently diagnosed with social anxiety disorder, and if it DOES disqualify me can I simply stop taking meds for it and just kinda deal with it and pretend I dont have it any more, like maybe I am cured or something?? any help would be great thanks.
I will not be done with my probation for probably another 3-5 years, so maybe then they will accept waivers? BTW my felony was a class c felony stealing and it was much under $500… I see conflicting opinions about my issue with social anxiety, the way would see it, the army probably prescribes anti anxiety medication for soldiers that are already enlisted, but thats just an estimated guess. im still not sure that they would accept someone with a pre-existing social anxiety disorder… and if not I would like to know if there is anything that i can do to work around it. ANYTHING at all. I was only diagnosed a couple of months ago… maybe if I get off the meds now the recruiters will take in to account that possibly I was just under some kinda of stress and it was just situational anxiety?…. which it kinda is…
Alexander
In addition to this I am currently on probation for a class c felony, but, I have an SIS (suspended imposition of sentence), which from my understanding will drop the felony from my record after having successfully completed my probation. Also, I was only recently diagnosed with social anxiety disorder, and if it DOES disqualify me can I simply stop taking meds for it and just kinda deal with it and pretend I dont have it any more, like maybe I am cured or something?? any help would be great thanks.
I will not be done with my probation for probably another 3-5 years, so maybe then they will accept waivers? BTW my felony was a class c felony stealing and it was much under $500… I see conflicting opinions about my issue with social anxiety, the way would see it, the army probably prescribes anti anxiety medication for soldiers that are already enlisted, but thats just an estimated guess. im still not sure that they would accept someone with a pre-existing social anxiety disorder… and if not I would like to know if there is anything that i can do to work around it. ANYTHING at all. I was only diagnosed a couple of months ago… maybe if I get off the meds now the recruiters will take in to account that possibly I was just under some kinda of stress and it was just situational anxiety?…. which it kinda is…
Alexander
Categories: Military | Tags: Anti Anxiety, Imposition, Sis
Redy
You need the meds for your anxiety. Anyway, the army prescribe huge amounts of meds for anti-anxiety as well as anti-depression, so that alone will not be an issue. Have a chat with a recruitment officer – he or she will let you know if you do not qualify to at least apply.
Dshantay
its 99% chances of a dq. sry dude.
Jacqueline
as of 2005, having SA disqualifies one from joining the military:
Current or history of anxiety disorders (anxiety (300.01) or panic (300.2)), agoraphobia (300.21), social phobia (300.23), simple phobias (300.29), obsessive-compulsive (300.3), other acute reactions to stress and post traumatic stress disorder (309.81) are disqualifying.
on top of that you will need a waiver for the felony…
Rachael
You have to wait until you successfully complete your probation, and your charge is dispositioned as a misdemeanor. When you are on probation, you are not allowed to possess, handle or use weapons. You are forbidden from interstate travel. All of these are necessary for military service. The medical things may be an issue. Really, they are clinical myths used to medicate naturally occurring human conditions. Since they are now on your medical records, though the Army, may have access to the information. They may see it as a possible psych red flag.
Yolanda
The felony alone kills you from enlistment. Even if the court drops it from your record, the fact that you was convicted of it in the first place prevents you from enlisting due to us not giving waivers for felony convictions. If the court dropped or dismissed the charge without you having to do anything to get it dropped or dismissed (community service, probation, court-ordered classes, etc) or you was found not guilty then you would have been good. However, since you did probation that is considered OAD (Other Adverse Disposition), which is the same as guilty in the eyes of the Army. The fact that it dropped off of your record doesn’t mean you don’t have to disclose it, since it’s still fradulent enlistment if you hide it and it comes up in the FBI check done at MEPS.
Unless we start waiving felonies again, which is unlikely to happen as long as the economy is bad, you won’t be getting in. Also, if your felony was a *** crime, domestic violence under the Launtenberg Amendment, murder, kidnapping of a minor, or selling drugs then you are permanently disqualified from enlistment and can never get a waiver even if we start waiving felonies again. The only way you would be able to enlist is if your felony was larceny for property valued under $500, since the Army looks at that as a misdemeanor for enlistment purposes according to AR 601-210, Chapter 4-10 #19. If that is what you got in trouble for then you don’t even need a waiver once your probation is over.
As for your medical problems, if you were diagnosed with ADD then you would have to be off of the medication for at least one year before you can be considered for a medical waiver. If you don’t disclose it and it comes out later then it goes back to fradulent enlistment again.