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Thread ID: 106932	2010-01-28 09:56:00	I regret to inform you that you do not meet current medical standards	--Wolf-- (128)	PC World Chat

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
853032	2010-01-28 09:56:00	for enlistment into the New Zealand Army given your asthma. It is Defence Policy that all applicants must be completely asthma symptom and medication free for a minimum of four years prior to entry. If you do not meet this criteria with regards to asthma, you are unfit for Enlistment. This medical standard applies to anyone enlisting in the Army, regardless of what role they fulfil in the organisation. Even asthma, which is apparently mild and well controlled, may flare up unexpectedly. Should this happen in remote areas where no medical help is available, the consequences could be very serious for both yourself, and others. In addition, military training and exercises often subject individuals to inhalation of smoke and noxious fumes, which are common triggers of asthma attacks. The Army will not expose its personnel to unnecessary risk and for this reason regards asthma as being incompatible with military service. May I take this opportunity to thank you for your application, and wish you all the best for the future. --- As some of you may remember I wanted to join the NZ Army. Have been planning this since this time last year. Anyway, found out December 2009 I had very mild exercise induced asthma and was put on an inhaler. Applied the other week for the Army as a Driver and just received the above email. Am completely gutted. Had planned everything around that. Knew once I found out I had asthma my chances weren't going to be good, but I know people in the NZ Army who do have asthma, but they found out / admit they have it once they have had 50k spent on their basic training and the army won't get rid of them. Which is complete BS. I don't need the inhalers and did an EFL last year with a run time of 10:32 (2.4km), had to do it in under 12 mins. Am now saving for a trip to France to try for the Foreign Legion.	--Wolf-- (128)
853033	2010-01-28 10:01:00	Ouch. :eek:	bob_doe_nz (92)
853034	2010-01-28 10:08:00	Sorry to hear about the rejection. How often do you use the blue inhalers per week?	Renmoo (66)
853035	2010-01-28 10:10:00	Use the orange preventative twice a day but have never actually NEEDED the blue one, don't even take it with me. However I sometimes use it 30 mins before I go for a run.	--Wolf-- (128)
853036	2010-01-28 10:13:00	Bloody bad luck --Wolf-- !	KarameaDave (15222)
853037	2010-01-28 11:24:00	Use the orange preventative twice a day but have never actually NEEDED the blue one, don't even take it with me. However I sometimes use it 30 mins before I go for a run. At least it sounds like your asthma is under-controlled. Have you received all the important advice regarding the use of a preventer, since it is a condition that has recently been known to you? For instance, brush your teeth / wash your mouth when you have applied the orange puffer, use a spacer if need to, correct breathing techniques, how to recognise an asthma exacerbation etc.? Apologies for twisting the objective of this thread.	Renmoo (66)
853038	2010-01-28 12:36:00	While I was in I saw 4 different dudes have an attack, wasn't pretty and twice it was in critical circumstances. Looks like they are having trouble retaining intakes at the moment though, overseas pays hell of a lot better.	rob_on_guitar (4196)
853039	2010-01-28 18:46:00	--- As some of you may remember I wanted to join the NZ Army. Am now saving for a trip to France to try for the Foreign Legion. Why? Have you been watching that doco on the Legion on Sky with Bear Grylls?	pctek (84)
853040	2010-01-28 18:49:00	Why would the French Foreign Legion take on an asthmatic? Do you smoke?	prefect (6291)
853041	2010-01-28 19:16:00	I believe it's lots of fun in the F F L. Nice strolls in the desert etc.	Cicero (40)
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