I have been thinking about Joining

[Jhiggins]

Hello Marines,
I have been talking to my bro who leaves for Boot soon,and I've been wanting to join. I've tried to talk to the a recruiter and he told me he cant talk to me until I'm 17. But what is getting me is this. I have a small cyst on my brain i found that out over 8 years I had a MRI and they said that it was only a small one, but i don't want to risk going back to the doctor and them saying its bigger and then saying i cant join.....Should I go back to the doctor and get it checked? Or when I enlist tell the recruiter and see if he can find away passed it?

Thanks for your time Marines

Jillian

[Lisa 23]

Try saying......your brother is going to boot camp, not boot.
As for the cyst on your brain, I would go to your family dr and have it checked out. I highly doubt that you would be able to get a waiver for a cyst on your brain. That's not something that anyone would want to take a chance on letting go, and then have something serious happen to you because they did let you go.
And don't even think about lying to a Recruiter about it, and then someone finds out about it. Then you'll be discharged for fraudulent enlistment.
Get it checked out by your family dr.

[SlingerDun]

.. i don't want to risk going back to the doctor and them saying its bigger.....

do you see how ignorant this sounds?

--->Dave

[Jhiggins]

Thanks WMarine. i will go get it checked out as soon as i can. thanks again

[Phantom Blooper]

Head injury.

History of head injury will be disqualifying if associated with any of the following:

(a) Post-traumatic seizure(s) occurring more than 30 minutes after injury.

(b) Persistent motor or sensory deficits.

(c) Impairment of intellectual function.

(d) Alteration of personality.

(e) Unconsciousness, amnesia, or disorientation of person, place, or time of 24-hours duration or longer post-injury.

(f) Multiple fractures involving skull or face (804).

(g) Cerebral laceration or contusion (851).

(h) History of epidural, subdural, subarachnoid, or intercerebral hematoma (852).

(i) Associated abscess (326) or meningitis (958.8). (j) Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea (349.81) or otorrhea (388.61) persisting more than 7 days. (k) Focal neurologic signs.

(l) Radiographic evidence of retained foreign body or bony fragments secondary to the trauma and/or operative procedure in the brain.

(m) Leptomeningeal cysts or Arteriovenous Fistula.

[Jhiggins]

Thanks Marine