Has anyone here tried to join the military and been denied?

[her209]

Originally posted by: Joemonkey
her209 you misunderstand the nature of the deficiency.

Half the time when someone points at something green, i see it as green, half the time i see it as red... usually not the EXACT SAME object mind you.

So, if someone tells me that "hey that pen is green" i don't look at the color of the pen and associate that with green, i just remember that THAT pen is green. it confuses me that people say "hey that is green" when it looks nothing like the color of grass, which is what i've always grown up to believe as green.

since i've never seen colors as the masses do, its difficult to explan exactly what i see, since i've never seen things as you do.

Weird? Why would you see different objects of the same color differently?

What I mean was, if you always saw the grass as red and always as red, and the rest of us saw it as green, and the rest of us told you that the grass is green, then you would associate the red color as green and anything you see that is red to you, you would say look green.

But I can see how it would get confusing when you don't see green as green all the time.

 

[tcsenter]

cataplexy...What's that?

Cataplexy is a weird disorder characterized by varying degrees of temporary muscular paralysis triggered by a sudden onset of emotion; primarily laughter, anger, or elation. Cataplexy is a defining symptom of narcolepsy. Although only about half of persons with narcolepsy have cataplexy, more than 94% of all persons with cataplexy have narcolepsy. So, the presence of cataplexy is virtually assured to be associated with narcolepsy, while the opposite is not true.

Cataplexy is a condition that involves a sudden, temporary loss of muscle tone. It is often caused by extreme emotional states, especially laughter, anger, and excitement. Cataplectic attacks vary in strength and duration. Mild attacks can consist of weakening of the knees or a drop of the jaw or head. Severe attacks can cause sudden paralysis of almost all muscles of the body, causing the person to collapse. A cataplectic attack may last from a few seconds to 20 minutes. The person remains conscious but cannot move the affected muscles. Cataplexy is often accompanied by narcolepsy, an irresistible urge to sleep.

Scientific American Feature Article about Narcolepsy

 

[Murphyrulez]

I got rejected from the Army because I am allergic to bee stings. We went and took all the tests, they said I got a 99 on the ASVAB, they said I could pick any job I wanted to do, then after I met the nice doctor they said I could take a hike.

Ohwell. I never would have met my wife if they took me in. Or maybe I would have met a different wife. Life's weird, eh?

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: DaiShan

Originally posted by: Chaotic42
I tried to join the US Air Force last July. They told me that my hip is messed up. I went to a bunch of doctors, and I got notice that I couldn't join on Sept 10. I wish that they would have just tried to fix it, but that's life.
I hurt it playing football.

Anyone else tried to join?

What type of condition? Is it inducible?

I was playing football, got hit, made my knee bend up so that I kicked myself in the stomach, and bent my hip.
I'd leave right now if they told me I could go.

Oh well.

 

[Mookow]

Originally posted by: lawaris
I called up the FBI when drunk and they said " NO, you are not eligible "

Oh, I've seen better drunken calls. My roommate called Sprint while drunk (he has a sprint cell phone), and he was quite insistent that they "let him speak to the guy in the trench-coat". His complaining and begging went on for a good 10 minutes. In his state though, they could have hung up after 30 seconds and he might not have noticed.

 

[LivinLaVivaPollo]

Is it true that if you are flat footed you can't join the army? I have the flattest feet.