Posted: 3/24/2010 12:16:37 PM EDT
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*I changed my title from "am I a jody?" to the one above to better reflect the posts' intent.
So Easter dinner is going to be a little tough for me this year. My father in law served in Nam, one brother in law served in the first Gulf War, the other just returned from Iraq and is a bonified War hero, somebody will write a book about him because he has balls of steel. I am teacher and I am not ashamed of what I do and believe it is important to the future of America. I am in a different situation then those guys as I have three kids, they have none. I have always felt the call to serve but was unable due to a medical issue. I actually went through MEPS, picked out an MOS and was all signed up for Basic. A few weeks before I left I was called in by the recruiter and told that I was redlisted because of past medical history. For those that will actually answer my question I will disclose that condition. Basically, I struggle with Anxiety. Not the kind of anxiety where one rubs his hands together and stresses over decisions but rather the physical side of things. For no reason my heart will speed up, I will get the sweats and grind my teeth at night. The best way I can describe it is that I have all the physical signs of anxiety but not the mental side of it. It is really hard to explain. Anyways, I take an SSRI to control and it works. I am not bound to the medicine as I can live life fine without it, its just that it is better when I take it. Anyways, I was just going to quit the meds during basic and then start them again if I needed to, or just go without them until my active duty was up (I signed on for 2 years). I followed all of the instructions from the recruiter when I went through Meps and passed just fine. I never did really figure out how they knew I was taking a med. I have never wanted to serve to be a hero and waste away the bad guys as I am not that guy and thats okay. I just wanted to serve to do my part and pass on a legacy to my sons. Both of my grandpa's served. One was in the Navy during WWII and one was in the army during Korea. So, to make a long story short, I have really been struggling with this. I am 33 so I feel like my window is slowly shutting. I was thinking about the Navy's "call to duty" program. Is anyone familiar with this? It seemed like a good way to serve with limited time away from the fam. What about the whole med thing? |
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So Easter dinner is going to be a little tough for me this year. My father in law served in Nam, one brother in law served in the first Gulf War, the other just returned from Iraq and is a bonified War hero, somebody will write a book about him because he has balls of steel. I am teacher and I am not ashamed of what I do and believe it is important to the future of America. I am in a different situation then those guys as I have three kids, they have none. I have always felt the call to serve but was unable due to a medical issue. I actually went through MEPS, picked out an MOS and was all signed up for Basic. A few weeks before I left I was called in by the recruiter and told that I was redlisted because of past medical history. For those that will actually answer my question I will disclose that condition. Basically, I struggle with Anxiety. Not the kind of anxiety where one rubs his hands together and stresses over decisions but rather the physical side of things. For no reason my heart will speed up, I will get the sweats and grind my teeth at night. The best way I can describe it is that I have all the physical signs of anxiety but not the mental side of it. It is really hard to explain. Anyways, I take an SSRI to control and it works. I am not bound to the medicine as I can live life fine without it, its just that it is better when I take it. Anyways, I was just going to quit the meds during basic and then start them again if I needed to, or just go without them until my active duty was up (I signed on for 2 years). I followed all of the instructions from the recruiter when I went through Meps and passed just fine. I never did really figure out how they knew I was taking a med. I have never wanted to serve to be a hero and waste away the bad guys as I am not that guy and thats okay. I just wanted to serve to do my part and pass on a legacy to my sons. Both of my grandpa's served. One was in the Navy during WWII and one was in the army during Korea. So, to make a long story short, I have really been struggling with this. I am 33 so I feel like my window is slowly shutting. I was thinking about the Navy's "call to duty" program. Is anyone familiar with this? It seemed like a good way to serve with limited time away from the fam. What about the whole med thing?  the title of the post and the actual post itself made me go wut.
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Quoted: Jodi is the guy who is fucking Susy when you are away. Just don't tell them about the anxiety. I have to disagree. OP: would you want to serve with you? Would you want to depend on a guy like you? When the shit gets rough others depend on you to act. Are you capable? I'm not trying to be an ass about this but service is about depending on one another. If you can't do it, have the intestinal fortitude to know it and not put others in danger. As a teacher, you have an important role in this "new society". You have the ability to counteract the bullshit being slung at kids. Know your place, which is important, and do what you can from that side. |
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No big deal dude, I saw that 75% of American men between the ages of 18-21 can't serve for a number of reasons, including health. Those who don't serve in the military also serve the country.
My dad was building tank treads while his classmates were in 'Nam. Maybe encourage the kids to consider the military. |
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*I changed my title from "am I a jody?" to the one above to better reflect the posts' intent. So Easter dinner is going to be a little tough for me this year. My father in law served in Nam, one brother in law served in the first Gulf War, the other just returned from Iraq and is a bonified War hero, somebody will write a book about him because he has balls of steel. I am teacher and I am not ashamed of what I do and believe it is important to the future of America. I am in a different situation then those guys as I have three kids, they have none. I have always felt the call to serve but was unable due to a medical issue. I actually went through MEPS, picked out an MOS and was all signed up for Basic. A few weeks before I left I was called in by the recruiter and told that I was redlisted because of past medical history. For those that will actually answer my question I will disclose that condition. Basically, I struggle with Anxiety. Not the kind of anxiety where one rubs his hands together and stresses over decisions but rather the physical side of things. For no reason my heart will speed up, I will get the sweats and grind my teeth at night. The best way I can describe it is that I have all the physical signs of anxiety but not the mental side of it. It is really hard to explain. Anyways, I take an SSRI to control and it works. I am not bound to the medicine as I can live life fine without it, its just that it is better when I take it. Anyways, I was just going to quit the meds during basic and then start them again if I needed to, or just go without them until my active duty was up (I signed on for 2 years). I followed all of the instructions from the recruiter when I went through Meps and passed just fine. I never did really figure out how they knew I was taking a med. I have never wanted to serve to be a hero and waste away the bad guys as I am not that guy and thats okay. I just wanted to serve to do my part and pass on a legacy to my sons. Both of my grandpa's served. One was in the Navy during WWII and one was in the army during Korea. So, to make a long story short, I have really been struggling with this. I am 33 so I feel like my window is slowly shutting. I was thinking about the Navy's "call to duty" program. Is anyone familiar with this? It seemed like a good way to serve with limited time away from the fam. What about the whole med thing? FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU! Public school...right? Phys Ed...right? |
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This may not be a popular answer to some, but there is more to being a man than wearing a uniform. It is easy to lose sight of that around here. I have the utmost respect for those that have served and who are serving. I pray for the safe return home of all our deployed military frequently. But being in the military doesn't make one a "man". It gives some men (or women) the training and opportunity to make a difference by doing some pretty gutsy stuff, no doubt. But we all have opportunities to make a difference no matter what our vocation. I suggest you strive to make that difference in what you are good at doing and take satisfaction from that. Stop comparing yourself to others, it is a losing proposition no matter who you are. |
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*I changed my title from "am I a jody?" to the one above to better reflect the posts' intent. So Easter dinner is going to be a little tough for me this year. My father in law served in Nam, one brother in law served in the first Gulf War, the other just returned from Iraq and is a bonified War hero, somebody will write a book about him because he has balls of steel. I am teacher and I am not ashamed of what I do and believe it is important to the future of America. I am in a different situation then those guys as I have three kids, they have none. I have always felt the call to serve but was unable due to a medical issue. I actually went through MEPS, picked out an MOS and was all signed up for Basic. A few weeks before I left I was called in by the recruiter and told that I was redlisted because of past medical history. For those that will actually answer my question I will disclose that condition. Basically, I struggle with Anxiety. Not the kind of anxiety where one rubs his hands together and stresses over decisions but rather the physical side of things. For no reason my heart will speed up, I will get the sweats and grind my teeth at night. The best way I can describe it is that I have all the physical signs of anxiety but not the mental side of it. It is really hard to explain. Anyways, I take an SSRI to control and it works. I am not bound to the medicine as I can live life fine without it, its just that it is better when I take it. Anyways, I was just going to quit the meds during basic and then start them again if I needed to, or just go without them until my active duty was up (I signed on for 2 years). I followed all of the instructions from the recruiter when I went through Meps and passed just fine. I never did really figure out how they knew I was taking a med. I have never wanted to serve to be a hero and waste away the bad guys as I am not that guy and thats okay. I just wanted to serve to do my part and pass on a legacy to my sons. Both of my grandpa's served. One was in the Navy during WWII and one was in the army during Korea. So, to make a long story short, I have really been struggling with this. I am 33 so I feel like my window is slowly shutting. I was thinking about the Navy's "call to duty" program. Is anyone familiar with this? It seemed like a good way to serve with limited time away from the fam. What about the whole med thing? FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU! Public school...right? Phys Ed...right? Whats up with that? |
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*I changed my title from "am I a jody?" to the one above to better reflect the posts' intent. So Easter dinner is going to be a little tough for me this year. My father in law served in Nam, one brother in law served in the first Gulf War, the other just returned from Iraq and is a bonified War hero, somebody will write a book about him because he has balls of steel. I am teacher and I am not ashamed of what I do and believe it is important to the future of America. I am in a different situation then those guys as I have three kids, they have none. I have always felt the call to serve but was unable due to a medical issue. I actually went through MEPS, picked out an MOS and was all signed up for Basic. A few weeks before I left I was called in by the recruiter and told that I was redlisted because of past medical history. For those that will actually answer my question I will disclose that condition. Basically, I struggle with Anxiety. Not the kind of anxiety where one rubs his hands together and stresses over decisions but rather the physical side of things. For no reason my heart will speed up, I will get the sweats and grind my teeth at night. The best way I can describe it is that I have all the physical signs of anxiety but not the mental side of it. It is really hard to explain. Anyways, I take an SSRI to control and it works. I am not bound to the medicine as I can live life fine without it, its just that it is better when I take it. Anyways, I was just going to quit the meds during basic and then start them again if I needed to, or just go without them until my active duty was up (I signed on for 2 years). I followed all of the instructions from the recruiter when I went through Meps and passed just fine. I never did really figure out how they knew I was taking a med. I have never wanted to serve to be a hero and waste away the bad guys as I am not that guy and thats okay. I just wanted to serve to do my part and pass on a legacy to my sons. Both of my grandpa's served. One was in the Navy during WWII and one was in the army during Korea. So, to make a long story short, I have really been struggling with this. I am 33 so I feel like my window is slowly shutting. I was thinking about the Navy's "call to duty" program. Is anyone familiar with this? It seemed like a good way to serve with limited time away from the fam. What about the whole med thing? FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU! Public school...right? Phys Ed...right? Whats up with that? Paragraphs, Teach. Fuckin' paragraphs. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU! Public school...right? Phys Ed...right? Whats up with that? I see you have ADD too. Focus dude. Ignore the BS. There are several good answers to your question. Don't get sidetracked by nonsense. |
| I suffer from a very similar thing, and I can tell you, the stress of the situation means nothing to someone who suffers from this without mental effects. It is a chemical release of adrenaline and other chemicals at an inappropriate time. Under stress it is appropriate, and we react just as you would. As a matter of fact, they are now successfully treating the condition with medications design for patients that suffer from seizures. The problem is, you can be walking along laughing and talking to a friend, and then it hits, and you get really sick feeling and shaky. I have had this happen, and then something stressful happen and the anxiety actually will go away. As far as serving, the big problem is it may make you not be able to keep up at times, and I can see that as a big problem. What happens during one of these attacks is that we will go into the same mode that you go into when you are under attack, it's the fight or flight syndrome. We are more focused in our senses, we are stronger as well due to the adrenaline dump, it just sucks because it's the wrong time for it. |
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I see you have ADD too. Focus dude. Ignore the BS. There are several good answers to your question. Don't get sidetracked by nonsense. Ok...I had to chuckle at that. Seriously, though: I had to stuff Celox in my ocular cavities after reading the OP. I suffer, he suffers. |
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*I changed my title from "am I a jody?" to the one above to better reflect the posts' intent. So Easter dinner is going to be a little tough for me this year. My father in law served in Nam, one brother in law served in the first Gulf War, the other just returned from Iraq and is a bonified War hero, somebody will write a book about him because he has balls of steel. I am teacher and I am not ashamed of what I do and believe it is important to the future of America. I am in a different situation then those guys as I have three kids, they have none. I have always felt the call to serve but was unable due to a medical issue. I actually went through MEPS, picked out an MOS and was all signed up for Basic. A few weeks before I left I was called in by the recruiter and told that I was redlisted because of past medical history. For those that will actually answer my question I will disclose that condition. Basically, I struggle with Anxiety. Not the kind of anxiety where one rubs his hands together and stresses over decisions but rather the physical side of things. For no reason my heart will speed up, I will get the sweats and grind my teeth at night. The best way I can describe it is that I have all the physical signs of anxiety but not the mental side of it. It is really hard to explain. Anyways, I take an SSRI to control and it works. I am not bound to the medicine as I can live life fine without it, its just that it is better when I take it. Anyways, I was just going to quit the meds during basic and then start them again if I needed to, or just go without them until my active duty was up (I signed on for 2 years). I followed all of the instructions from the recruiter when I went through Meps and passed just fine. I never did really figure out how they knew I was taking a med. I have never wanted to serve to be a hero and waste away the bad guys as I am not that guy and thats okay. I just wanted to serve to do my part and pass on a legacy to my sons. Both of my grandpa's served. One was in the Navy during WWII and one was in the army during Korea. So, to make a long story short, I have really been struggling with this. I am 33 so I feel like my window is slowly shutting. I was thinking about the Navy's "call to duty" program. Is anyone familiar with this? It seemed like a good way to serve with limited time away from the fam. What about the whole med thing? FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU! Public school...right? Phys Ed...right? Whats up with that? Paragraphs, Teach. Fuckin' paragraphs. My last response to this is that I have very limited time to play on arfcom. I am in a classroom and during breaks or lunch I might jump on for a sec. However, when I post something I am in a major rush and just throw down my thoughts, post it, and move on. Get over it. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: *I changed my title from "am I a jody?" to the one above to better reflect the posts' intent. So Easter dinner is going to be a little tough for me this year. My father in law served in Nam, one brother in law served in the first Gulf War, the other just returned from Iraq and is a bonified War hero, somebody will write a book about him because he has balls of steel. I am teacher and I am not ashamed of what I do and believe it is important to the future of America. I am in a different situation then those guys as I have three kids, they have none. I have always felt the call to serve but was unable due to a medical issue. I actually went through MEPS, picked out an MOS and was all signed up for Basic. A few weeks before I left I was called in by the recruiter and told that I was redlisted because of past medical history. For those that will actually answer my question I will disclose that condition. Basically, I struggle with Anxiety. Not the kind of anxiety where one rubs his hands together and stresses over decisions but rather the physical side of things. For no reason my heart will speed up, I will get the sweats and grind my teeth at night. The best way I can describe it is that I have all the physical signs of anxiety but not the mental side of it. It is really hard to explain. Anyways, I take an SSRI to control and it works. I am not bound to the medicine as I can live life fine without it, its just that it is better when I take it. Anyways, I was just going to quit the meds during basic and then start them again if I needed to, or just go without them until my active duty was up (I signed on for 2 years). I followed all of the instructions from the recruiter when I went through Meps and passed just fine. I never did really figure out how they knew I was taking a med. I have never wanted to serve to be a hero and waste away the bad guys as I am not that guy and thats okay. I just wanted to serve to do my part and pass on a legacy to my sons. Both of my grandpa's served. One was in the Navy during WWII and one was in the army during Korea. So, to make a long story short, I have really been struggling with this. I am 33 so I feel like my window is slowly shutting. I was thinking about the Navy's "call to duty" program. Is anyone familiar with this? It seemed like a good way to serve with limited time away from the fam. What about the whole med thing? FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU! Public school...right? Phys Ed...right? Whats up with that? Paragraphs, Teach. Fuckin' paragraphs. My last response to this is that I have very limited time to play on arfcom. I am in a classroom and during breaks or lunch I might jump on for a sec. However, when I post something I am in a major rush and just throw down my thoughts, post it, and move on. Get over it. Because the "Enter" key is so far away from all the other ones, right? |
| OP: If you have your heart set on serving in uniform, you may want to look into the Alaska State Defense Force. It may or may not be an option for you. Here's the Wiki and their contact info: Alaska State Defense Force, 202 Wien Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99701-4045(907) 374-0780. I don't know exactly where they stand right now, but I know they got a new CG a few months ago. |
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*I changed my title from "am I a jody?" to the one above to better reflect the posts' intent. So Easter dinner is going to be a little tough for me this year. My father in law served in Nam, one brother in law served in the first Gulf War, the other just returned from Iraq and is a bonified War hero, somebody will write a book about him because he has balls of steel. I am teacher and I am not ashamed of what I do and believe it is important to the future of America. I am in a different situation then those guys as I have three kids, they have none. I have always felt the call to serve but was unable due to a medical issue. I actually went through MEPS, picked out an MOS and was all signed up for Basic. A few weeks before I left I was called in by the recruiter and told that I was redlisted because of past medical history. For those that will actually answer my question I will disclose that condition. Basically, I struggle with Anxiety. Not the kind of anxiety where one rubs his hands together and stresses over decisions but rather the physical side of things. For no reason my heart will speed up, I will get the sweats and grind my teeth at night. The best way I can describe it is that I have all the physical signs of anxiety but not the mental side of it. It is really hard to explain. Anyways, I take an SSRI to control and it works. I am not bound to the medicine as I can live life fine without it, its just that it is better when I take it. Anyways, I was just going to quit the meds during basic and then start them again if I needed to, or just go without them until my active duty was up (I signed on for 2 years). I followed all of the instructions from the recruiter when I went through Meps and passed just fine. I never did really figure out how they knew I was taking a med. I have never wanted to serve to be a hero and waste away the bad guys as I am not that guy and thats okay. I just wanted to serve to do my part and pass on a legacy to my sons. Both of my grandpa's served. One was in the Navy during WWII and one was in the army during Korea. So, to make a long story short, I have really been struggling with this. I am 33 so I feel like my window is slowly shutting. I was thinking about the Navy's "call to duty" program. Is anyone familiar with this? It seemed like a good way to serve with limited time away from the fam. What about the whole med thing? Can you elaborate on that a little bit more. I tried looking that up online and could not find anything. |
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If its what you want keep pushing for it. It took me literally 5 years of active bullshit to get me into the service. I went through a half dozen recruiters, and had been told to GTFO of more than one recruiting station.
Even with as much as I bitch about the military I would not trade it for anything, i'm real glad I eventually got in. |
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Quoted: Jody is the guy that screws your girl back home. You are not a Jody. He is the worst human on the planet. This. Jody should die. What you describe is a bonafide medical condition. No shame in trying to join and being disqualified medically. Being the best teacher you can be is something to proud. |
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Go to a doctor, (a Psychologist ), get some tests done, tell the dr. your trying to get into the army. If he says your good to go and fit for military service you can take that paperwork to your recruiter and MEPS will have their docs look at it and you might have a slight chance to get it. MEPS will probably have a dr. look at you again too.
Its really hard to get in if you have any history of phychological problems, but its worth a try. |
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I suspect the medication is a bigger issue than the anxiety itself.
Just a guess, if you were off meds for XX and got a note from your doc, etc. you might be able to try again. I have no idea what the time limit on that would be but I know of other people who had been treated for other issues in the past (ADHD, etc) and they were able to get into the military after jumping through some hoops. Quoted:
Ain't no use in goin' back Jody's got your cadilac Aint no use in feeling blue Jody got your girlfriend too. |