Feedback Appreciated- Medical Questions

[Feldgendarme]

My first post (no gifts please )

I am very early on in the app process and trying to forecast potential barriers to enrollment for DEO - MPO.  With regards to medical, I have some specific history that maybe some members with knowledge and/or experience can weigh in on:

1. Had my knee scoped about 9 years ago from hockey injury. A little of the meniscus was removed and the doctor advised me '...not to start running marathons'

2. About a year ago I had tubes inserted into each eardrum to relieve pressure. They will fall out eventually but if still there during the test will the audiologist stop everything?

3, Pencillin allergy.

I guess on the surface these things look like show stoppers but thought I would gauge the opinions of such a learned community as this.

Cheers

 

[George Wallace]

1.  You will still have to pass the PT Tests.  A doctor would be the one to give you the yea or nea on whether you will be able to attempt to do so.  That will likely be determined during your medical.

2.  Again, no doctors here, so again something that will be determined during your medical.

3.  Probably not a show stopper, as many have allergies, and wear Medic Alert.  However, once again a matter that would be determined at your medical.

 

[geo]

For the most part, we don,t run marathons.... unless we want to do that - on our own time.
BUT we sometimes do make a marathon out of out total hours worked - it'll be long and hard.

The tubes in your eardrums should not interfere with your hearing test... so it really should not matter - unless there are restrictions or complications

The nice people at the recruiting centre will be able to tell you all about it.

 

[Feldgendarme]

Danke for the quick responses.

 

[Fishbone Jones]

Feldgendarme,

Don't take ANY advice on a medical condition fron someone on the internet. Unless that person is a specialist, in the field, and has intimate knowledge of your personal condition, you might as well be getting your info from a stranger at the end of the bar. Just my opinion of course, but if you do have complications, I wouldn't want to be the one that got your hopes up with novice observations.

To alleviate any more unfounded advice, we'll lock this up. Usual caveats.

The tubes in your eardrums should not interfere with your hearing test... so it really should not matter - unless there are restrictions or complications

 

[Scott]

Yeah, I can't let this slide:

Geo, I have seen far too much of you posting unqualified information on this site. Further, it seems like you can't resist posting in as many threads as humanly possible whether you have something to add to it or not. Maybe a week on verbal will give you some time to think about things.

Scott
Army.ca Staff

Start your reading with this:

Folks,

We've had a few instances lately where opinion and rumour have been presented as hard evidence. Unfortunately in many cases, the information is flat out wrong.

Due to the anonymous nature of these forums, it can be hard to tell if information is coming from someone in a position to know or just someone who "has a friend whose uncle served with the Botswana Defence Force in the 70's."

So our request is this: Please qualify unconfirmed information posted here.

That is, if you didn't witness it first hand or read it in the CFAO's, state that it's an opinion, rumour or best guess. We won't think any less of you for not "knowing" the information. In fact, we'll all appreciate the honesty, and it'll likely save readers heartache later on, when they find out (the hard way) that it wasn't exactly bang on. If you do know the source, please reference it with a link or include the related information in your post. If the source information is large or takes the discussion off topic you may want to consider making use of a footnote1 to provide references and sources that back up your claims.

There are lots of discussions which take place on this forum in which either none or all of us are "experts" in some way (politics, rifles, etc).  It's great that we can all discuss the daily news and have civil debate on contentious matters, however these boards are no different than the real world, and if you provide information to back up your claim, you better be willing to give us some proof.  If you base your opinions off of hearsay and rumor, be prepared to be called to task when you use up bandwidth on this board to tell us about it.

The only other alternative is to treat every bit of information posted here as heresay, which essentially makes the forums useless.

So please, make it very clear when you're posting the degree to which your information is confirmed. Opinions and best guesses are OK, just don't present them as being the DS solution.


Cheers and thanks


Mike Bobbitt


1.  Mike Bobbitt, Conduct Guidelines.  2006




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If the source information is large or takes the discussion off topic you may want to consider making use of a footnote1 to provide references and sources that back up your claims.


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