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Originally Posted by Fenian0311
I did as you said, didn't seem to be anything disqualifying regarding psoriasis, but hernia was listed as a disqualifier for nearly all SOF training, however it didn't say anything in regards to it being repaired, so i'm under the impression it means if you have a current, untreated one it's a no go. Am I reading it correctly or reading what I want into it? I'll eventually be talking with a recruiter in regards to all of this.
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You didn't look very hard...
Ch 2 (Enlistment) Section 28 paragraph "o":
Current or History of psoriasis does not meet the standard
Ch 5 Section 3 Medical Fitness for initial selection of ABN, RANGER, SERE, SF etc paragraph a, 2:
Hernia of any variety including inguinal and other abdominal
paragraph r "Skin and Cellular tissues"
see paragraph 2-28 which I referenced for you already
You may be able to apply for a waiver for these conditions, but with the current status of forces, pending draw-down, and ability of the services to now pick and choose, I wouldn't hold my breath.
And lastly - for you to use as the excuse that putting "SOF" in your initial post was a typo would have been fine...until you did it again in your very next post. 
Don't tell us what you think we want to hear - owning up to (and correcting) a simple mistake is SO much easier....and unconditionally the right thing to do.
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Ain't no one getting out of this world alive. All you can do is try to have some choice in the way you go. Prepare yourself (and your affairs), and when your number is up, die on your feet fighting rather than on your knees. And make the SOBs pay dearly."
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Last edited by Eagle5US; 01-27-2012 at 10:40.
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