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!

[spenny96]

Im only 14 and have had diabetes for almost 6 years. I think it is wrong not to let diabetics fight for OUR country! its ********! (pardon my language). I think that the army should get a bunch of diabetics with low bloodsugar so we are super cranky and violent and put us un the middle of somalia so we can kick some ***!

[kings11]

I'm 17 almost 18.years old and.iv always wanted to join the navy. When I was a little kid I would always tell people that was my dream. And ever since iv gotten Type 1 everything has been crushed for me I believe a petition or letter to the president would be an excellent idea. Just cause we take insulin to survive doesn't make any of us diffrent. And I would proudly sighn my name on a piece of paper to the president!!!

[ryanb1307]

Hello all,

I am 21 years old and am in the Air National Guard. I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in November 09 one month before my ship date to basic. I have been fighting to stay in and am still going through this super long and frustrating process. The Air Force surprisingly is trying to work with me to let me stay in and my advice to all of you in the same situation is to fight for it. I have had to go before an officer for a medical review and they had me go and get an EKG test as well as an eye exam beforehand and bring the results to the review. Everything turned out alright with those tests and I am currently waiting to hear back as they are trying to get me through on a waiver. From what I've gathered from all this is that it really depends on what type of job you have and how badly the military needs people for those jobs. My job is a crew chief and it is a high demand job so from my understanding the military is willing to bend the rules to fit their needs. Unfortunately if you have type 1 before enlisting it's impossible to join any branch. Hopefully my situation works out but I'm not getting my hopes up. Good luck to all of you trying to serve our country with this disease!

[penny2425]

I am a veteran of the Navy and was discharged when they discovered I had type I diabetes after two years of service.  I wish I could have stayed and finished my career, but instead am labeled "disabled" (which I'm not, I'm in better health now then ever!).  I understand the policies, but why can't we serve State side???  That way we have access to our medication AND can serve our Country!

[diabeticwhownts2bamarine]

What I guess I just don't get, Is why can't we even have a dang uniform, and work over sease on a base as a medic or something in the millitary, Or be in an office recruiting...I'm not excited by the civilian life for it is a way of making money and not serving my country. My dad was in the USAF for 10years, and both of my grandfathers were in the Army and I have 3 cousins in the Marines, It disapoints me to see the fact that so many people who ARE willing to serve OUR country cannot. I do see where the US is going with us not being able to join, But why can't we be medics or something on a green base if you not what I mean. I want to be in the marines, and that is my goal in life. I think I stand a good chance being the fact that they say they have discovered a cure and should have it out in the next 2 - 10 years. (I'm 13.) I'll be out of HS. I think I could wait a little bit to join the Marines if it meant thats what I'd have to do to be a marine. :-) But what gets me is it makes me sad that some people in their late 20's, Who want to be in the millitary wont ever get that great oportunity.....

[jwwolfe]

hey, i've been a type one since i was 2 years old, i am now 29 and still in better shape than most everyone i know. The lifestyle choices and lives we live make it harder for us to enjoy everyday life, but make us stronger and able to resist the little temptations a bit better. I tried when i turned 18 to join any and all of the services, and it was a no go, i tried once again at 23, and again at 27. They just don't want people that are health liabilities. No matter how healthy we keep ourselves, no matter how able-bodied we are, and no matter how strong we are. The truth of the matter is, they don't want the ones that could die at a moments notice.....strange huh. I always wanted to be a pilot, can't even do that in civilian life. I heard about a research project a year ago that had cured 14 out of 20 people with type 1 diabetics, i wrote to them and asked if i could be a guinea pig. I was turned down because i can still feel the symptoms when my bs gets down under 70. CRAP. Ever notice how there are all these research studies that target type 2, but not so many for the ones that really need it? If the military could just invest a little money into actually helping us, maybe there would be a far greater amount of recruits.