The military does not allow you to have ADD and be in the military...
The disqualifying medical conditions are listed below. The International Classification of Disease (ICD) codes are listed in parentheses following each standard.
The causes for rejection for appointment, enlistment, and induction (without an approved waiver) are an authenticated history of:
Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (314), or Perceptual/Learning Disorder(s) (315) is disqualifying, unless applicant can demonstrate passing academic performance and there has been no use of medication(s) in the previous 12 months.
http://usmilitary.about.com/od/joiningthemilitary/a/neuro...
I used to be in the Navy a couple years back, and the easier branch to get a waiver in is the Army (although they are getting to the number of troops quote so maybe not anymore) and the hardest is the Marines. Has he seen a recruiter all ready? Make usre if he has to not let the recruiter pressure him into "lying" or covering it up, saying that the military doesn't check medical out. They do. A friend of mine went in the same time as me but didn't get to graduate. Why? Her recruiter told her to lie about breaking an arm when she was 12 (she was 18 at the time) just because it would mean a 2 week delay at MEPS and getting sent to basic and he wouldn't get his recruiting quota. They found out, and she was lucky they didn't get her for it. She just got a dishonorable discharge.....
And if the meds he uses are stimulants (like I take Adderall, so I couldn't go back in) then they'll find it in the drug test.
EDIT: You NEED a waiver to join with it.
ADD/ADHD
Under the old standards, any history of ADD or ADHD was disqualifying. While waivers were sometimes possible, they were among the hardest categories of waivers to get approved. Under the new standards, ADD/ADHD is disqualifying only if the applicant has been treated with ADD/ADHD medication within the previous year and/or they display signs of ADD/ADHD. For applicants with a previous history of ADD/ADHD who have been off medication for more than one year, and they do no demonstrate significant impulsivity or inattention during MEPS processing, the MEPS examining official may find them qualified for military service without submission of a waiver.
Records review is still required. Any history of being evaluated or treated for ADD/ADHD must be documented. As a minimum, all treatment (if any) within the previous three years must be submitted to MEPS, in advance, as part of the medical pre-screening. Full medical records are required if the applicant was ever treated for ADD or ADHD with any medication other than Ritalin, Adderal, or Dexedrine, or if there were any additional psychiatric symptoms, such as, but not limited to, depression.
MEPS may require school transcripts to demonstrate acceptable academic performance for the year without medication. If treatment for ADD/ADHD occurred throughout the school environment, but wasn’t stopped until after the applicant left school, there is still the possibility of waiver consideration.
ha, yeah, lol, the stimulant meds are a definant no-no. but she said her son took them before he graduated, which is may/june and he wouldn't have fulfilled the year without meds....
