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<p>That’s not how it works.</p>
<p>As you progress through your academy application, the admissions department will submit your name to Concorde, a contractor that handles scheduling for physical exams. </p>
<p>Concorde will then notify you to set up an appointment at a nearby doctor that is under contract to them, or at a nearby military facility.</p>
<p>You will fill out a detailed (and I mean detailed!) medical history form where you must list EVERYTHING - leave nothing out, it could come back to haunt you! (If you had tubes put in your ears at the age of 3, put it down!) </p>
<p>You will take this form to the examination, and then submit to a THOROUGH physical exam, top to bottom and everything in between. :eek:</p>
<p>You will also go to a Concorde-selected eye doctor to have your eye examination.</p>
<p>Concorde will then have these results forwarded to the Department of Defense Medical Examination Review Board, located in Colorado Springs. DODMERB will examine the doctor’s report(s) and will then issue one of three possible findings:</p>
<p>1 - qualified (hooray!)</p>
<p>2 - disqualified (not the end of the world!)</p>
<p>3 - remedial</p>
<p>Qualified is self-explanatory. You passed the medical requirements at THAT particular academy. (Note - it is possible to be qualified at one academy and disqualified at another for the same condition!)</p>
<p>A remedial means that they need a little more info before they can make a decision (it may be a simple form to be filled out or it may require another medical test at the doctors office). After you submit the remedial information, you will then fall into either qualified or disqualified.</p>
<p>If you are disqualified, you begin the waiver process. Each academy handles it differently. At some (USMMA and USAFA) you must request a waiver review. AT USCGA, USNA, and USMA, the waiver review is automatic for everyone who is competitive for an appointment. (This is where the note from your doctor comes in).</p>
<p>Any additional information you have concerning your “condition” (notes from doctors, coaches, and a note from yourself that states how you are affected by the “condition”) including new test results or x-rays should be sent to them for the waiver review.</p>
<p>Be persistent, stay on top of these waiver reviews, there are many horror stories out there about dq’s and the waiver process falling through the cracks if not for a persistent candidate or parent keeping a close watch on the process (If the candidate is under 18 a parent’s involvement is almost a necessity due to legal requirements.)</p>
<p>Good luck to you.</p>
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