What are my chances of getting into the military as a nurse/combat medical technician?
Im 16 and Ive wanted to do nursing for years and years now, but more recently Ive been considering trying out for the army as a nurse or maybe a comba
I'm 16 and I've wanted to do nursing for years and years now, but more recently I've been considering trying out for the army as a nurse or maybe a combat medical technician (I'm debating between being in the reserves or being full time, but need to probably get in contact with them to see what I think before deciding ). However, I've been looking at requirements and things like that and there s a couple of issues I could have
1. I have mild exercise induced asthma but have an inhaler. But, I've run 5 miles and been fine afterwards and didn't need to stop if that has an impact? I'm also running a marathon next year. Also,I haven't been formally diagnosed - the full testing process wasn't done, so could that help?
2. I do have a history of self harm and it states those with "More than one episode of deliberate self-harm of any type" can't join. My scars are all on my hips so would be hidden when wearing underwear or could just be classed as stretch marks but I don't know how thorough medical examinations are. Also, my family don't know and it never involved/required any medical help so there's no record of it
3. I have had surgery on both of my ears. First, grommets which are no longer in my ears which is acceptable, and then I had my eardrums reconstructed as they had holes in. Would that have an impact? I also don't have complete hearing but there's no major loss
What do you think my chances are for full time or part time? Or for the other services?
Thank you
or:I'm 16 and I've wanted to do nursing for years and years now, but more recently I've been considering trying out for the army as a nurse or maybe a combat medical technician (I'm debating between being in the reserves or being full time, but need to probably get in contact with them to see what I think before deciding ). However, I've been looking at requirements and things like that and there s a couple of issues I could have1. I have mild exercise induced asthma but have an inhaler. But, I've run 5 miles and been fine afterwards and didn't need to stop if that has an impact? I'm also running a marathon next year. Also,I haven't been formally diagnosed - the full testing process wasn't done, so could that help?2. I do have a history of self harm and it states those with \"More than one episode of deliberate self-harm of any type\" can't join. My scars are all on my hips so would be hidden when wearing underwear or could just be classed as stretch marks but I don't know how thorough medical examinations are. Also, my family don't know and it never involved/required any medical help so there's no record of it3. I have had surgery on both of my ears. First, grommets which are no longer in my ears which is acceptable, and then I had my eardrums reconstructed as they had holes in. Would that have an impact? I also don't have complete hearing but there's no major lossWhat do you think my chances are for full time or part time? Or for the other services?Thank you
