Joining A Service In the Military!!

[Type 1 Diebet]

I am a Type 1 diabetic and am 19 years old. My dream as a kid was allways to be in sometype of military service. With my disease the U.S. for some reason does not give a damn about my service. Now from reading what the military has said about diabetics I see where they are going with it. But what if they could set up a Unit or Division that was strictly for diabetics. I am damn, in the civil war all the way to WW2 they split the races up like spanish and black units. Why cant they split up and make a type 1 diabetic unit!!! If anyone else is fighting for U.S. Military Service or Has Advice please RESPOND!

[megan2282]

HELP MAKE A CHANGE, AND SPREAD THE WORD!

http://www.change.org/petitions/u-s-department-of-defense-allow-diabetics-to-serve-in-non-combat-positions-in-the-military

[Reaper723]

i would be super down to make a SF Type 1 unit!!! on my med eval for spec ops i was told i was type 1. crushed me. its been two years i still train. i just watch my friends throw there opportunity to join away, knowing full well what i would give to just have that opportunity again!

[Reaper723]

i would be super down to make a SF Type 1 unit!!! on my med eval for spec ops i was told i was type 1. crushed me. its been two years i still train. i just watch my friends throw there opportunity to join away, knowing full well what i would give to just have that opportunity again!

[brandonhorstman]

i was gonna be a pilot im 15 and my a1c is 6.3 so fudge the government

[paladinecho]

I am a type 1 diabetic. Diagnosed 3 years ago in the Marine Corps after under 8 years of service. Got TDRL and currently fighting their rating system atm. I can understand their reasoning for not allowing it, however there are jobs they have that can keep you in the office and not overseas.  Doing Infantry I know that your gear has the potential to get caught on anything.  Just walking through the door the other day I had the insulin pump cord snag on the doorknob and snatched right out of my leg.  Also I have that neuropathy thing where you can't tell your blood sugar sometimes even when it hits 30 or goes up to 3XX or 5XX.  Nothing fun about that. Other complications on top of the type 1 as well, but you have to be careful. Im just hoping it wasn't a certain vaccine that has recently been being mentioned about that has been the trigger. Doc at a Naval Hospital was saying he ran into about 30 cases of the same thing with a common trend.

[rossy_123]

i am a type 1 diabetic... my dream has always been to join the military. British or U.S, but evidently i am puzzled as i have been told that i cant join... i don't mind what job but as long as its related to the military i am happy... i would be a military lawyer, a desk job in the military, ect, i just want to be issued in a military job... has anybody got any ideas ??? or information ??? thank you.