Hi all, as some of you may know, I plan on joining the USMC at age 17, but I have asthma (about 80% lung function but its getting better with medecine I been taking and I never use an inhaler) do you guys suggest just not telling the recruiter about it and going for it? or telling an possibly not getting in? I have wanted to join the military since about age 7 or 8 (almost 15 now).

-SQUID

oh and rrpearso, please dont bitch an moan about how you think the military secretly hates asthmatics...........

Good luck, I hope you make it through, don't let rrpearso get to you he is mentaly challanged and can't help himself.

Have you talked with your personal doc about your asthma and your joining the USMC? Your doc may be able to give you some insight into what you have to deal with while in boot, and he or she will be a whole lot more familiar with your medical status and better able to advise you than we can.

That being said, here are my two cents. Mention it to the recruiter, and when you go to MEPS, be prepared to discuss it in detail with the docs there when you get your checkup.

I've also heard you can just not say anything and it would be illigal for them to look at your records with out consent, but then I've also heard they CAN check and you will be Dishonoably Discharched for lieing on your contract if they find out you have a medical condition such as this.........