What makes you medically non deployable?

These Service members are considered non-deployable for one of three reasons: (1) Sole Survivor, Surviving Family Member, or Deferred from Hostile Fire Zone. Service members who acquired the status in accordance with DoDI 1315.15 are non- deployable.
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What makes a Soldier medically non-deployable?

Soldiers are considered non-deployable if they meet one of the following: Deployed. Soldiers that are currently mobilized according to Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS). Minimal Training Not Completed.
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What are non-deployable medical conditions?

Any medical condition that requires durable medical equipment or appliances or that requires periodic evaluation and/or treatment by medical specialists not readily available in theater (e.g., CPAC machine for sleep apnea).
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What medications make you non-deployable?

This includes Ambien, Ambien CR, Lunesta, Sonata, ProSom, Halcion, Restoril, Dalmane, etc. Antipsychotics, including atypical antipsychotic medication. Antimanic (bipolar) agents, like lithium.
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Under what circumstances should a military member be exempt from deployment?

Service members with a medical condition that permanently prevents deployment are non-deployable. This includes Service members processed through the DES who are not deployable and were retained in the Military Service.
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What medical conditions exclude you from the military?

Disqualifying Medical Conditions
  • Abdominal Organs and Gastrointestinal System.
  • Blood and BloodForming Tissue Diseases.
  • Body Build Deficiency.
  • Advanced Dental Diseases.
  • Ears and Hearing Loss.
  • Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders.
  • Loss of Function in Upper Extremities.
  • Loss of Function in Lower Extremities.
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Can you deploy with anxiety?

For anxiety disorders (for example, panic disorder), a person cannot enter the armed services if they needed any inpatient care, or outpatient care for more than 12 months cumulatively. They must not have needed any treatment for their anxiety disorder in the past 36 months.
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Do anxiety meds make you non-deployable?

Benzodiazepines are effective in treatment of anxiety, but the potential for withdrawal or diversion generally makes their use incompatible in deploying Service members. Antipsychotic and anticonvulsant medications are also generally non-deployable.
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What are the reasons for non-deployable status?

Administrative. These Service members are considered non-deployable for one of three reasons: (1) Sole Survivor, Surviving Family Member, or Deferred from Hostile Fire Zone. Service members who acquired the status in accordance with DoDI 1315.15 are non- deployable. (2) Unable to Carry a Firearm.
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Do migraines make you non-deployable?

The effects of migraine have specific consequences for military personnel in that migraine can impair their ability to function and may result in soldiers being non-deployable or discharged from military service.
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Can you avoid deployment?

The only likely reason for anyone being truly nondeployable is that they have a medical problem that prevents deployment. In that case, if the medical problem persists for 12 months, current Pentagon policy is to muster that service person out of the military.
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Can you deploy with bipolar?

Psychotic and Bipolar Disorders are disqualifying for deployment.
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What happens if you refuse to go on deployment?

The stiffest charge, missing movement, carries a maximum penalty of two years in prison and a dishonorable discharge.
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Can you deploy if you are flagged?

Bottom Line. No the flag cannot prevent your deployment forward.
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How do I get out of Army deployment?

Military law provides several routes to voluntary discharge, including conscientious objection, physical or mental conditions, family hardship or homosexual conduct.
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How long can you be non-deployable?

Soldiers who are non-deployable for an administrative reason (not medical or legal as defined in reference j) for more than 6 consecutive months, or 6 nonconsecutive months in a 12-month period, will be processed for administrative separation.
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How much retainability do I need to deploy?

NOTE: Retainability Requirements: Airmen must maintain at least 8 months service retainability at all times in order to retain an indefinite DEROS. Airmen who do not maintain the required 8 months retainability will have a DEROS established that matches their date of separation (DOS).
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Can you deploy with hypertension?

Once a Soldier is diagnosed with hypertension, our goal is to get it under control and manageable so he can deploy,” said Maj. (Dr.) Alcario Serros, chief of Internal Medicine at Darnall. “The majority of the time, cases can be controlled through intervention, either with medication and/or lifestyle changes.”
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What does non deployment mean?

Filters. Failure to deploy. The nondeployment of troops left the villagers helpless. noun.
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Can you be on antidepressants while in the military?

Response 1: Antidepressants are disqualifying for one year after you stop taking them. You must stop with your doctor's advice; do not stop on your own. These medications often have to be reduced slowly to lower side effects and reduce risk of relapse.
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Does sleep apnea disqualify you from military?

OSA is a disqualifying medical condition that requires a waiver to continue flying. To be considered for a waiver, a crewmember must be successfully treated with any of the above methods and have a repeat sleep study showing an AHI of 5 or less.
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Is depression a medical discharge?

In the military's scheme of things, serious disorders such as major depression, anxiety or schizophrenia may be grounds for medical discharge or retirement, usually depending on their severity and amenability to treatment.
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Can you get a waiver for depression in the military?

Army issues waivers to more than 1,000 recruits for bipolar, depression, self-mutilation. WASHINGTON — The Army issued waivers over 13 months to more than 1,000 recruits who had been diagnosed and treated for mood disorders and 95 more for self-mutilation, according to data obtained by USA TODAY.
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How hard is it to get a medical waiver for the military?

Nobody can tell you what your chances of waiver approval are, as you consider joining the military. Depending on your issue, it could be an easy process, like LASIK or PRK Laser Eye Surgery, or a difficult and long process for serious knee or shoulder surgeries.
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