HPSP for Type 1 Diabetic

[jshakeandbake]

Hello everyone,
I am a Type 1 Diabetic and I want to know if that disqualifies me from the HPSP scholarship?
Thanks

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[Onefellswoop87]

Yes

 

[WernickeDO]

Hello everyone,
I am a Type 1 Diabetic and I want to know if that disqualifies me from the HPSP scholarship?
Thanks

Per AR 40-501, ch 3-11, you can join if you are managing your A1c by lifestyle modifications alone, which I am guessing you are not (per 2008 guidelines, the policy is being re-written currently but doubt it will change in your favor). Sorry to be the bearer.

 

[edmadison]

Chapter three applies to retention. Chapter 2 is what applies here. Specifically, 2-8 which states that DM does not meet the standard. One could try for a waiver, but I would be amazed if you could get one.

-Ed

 

[Atlas Shrugged]

You will absolutely not be allowed to commission into the US military. Sorry. You can serve in other ways, including being a GS employee or contractor and being paid better for the same job stateside.


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[jshakeandbake]

Per AR 40-501, ch 3-11, you can join if you are managing your A1c by lifestyle modifications alone, which I am guessing you are not (per 2008 guidelines, the policy is being re-written currently but doubt it will change in your favor). Sorry to be the bearer.

This is unfortunate and yes I take insulin injections daily so it isn't via lifestyle modifications. What is the policy being re-written to?

 

[WernickeDO]

This is unfortunate and yes I take insulin injections daily so it isn't via lifestyle modifications. What is the policy being re-written to?

The whole regulation document is being rewritten, but I doubt your situation will change.

 

[Gastrapathy]

You can't deploy to a place without refrigeration without dying. So if you join, that means someone else gets to go in your place. It's not personal.

 

[deleted480308]

Yeah, nondeployables shouldn't (and I'm assuming usually aren't) be able to commission