Medication

[Mama_workman]

Hello,

Our son is just doing all the medical paperwork from
Our doctor. He is currently on 100mg anti anxiety medication. He is going to tell his Doctor not to mention that he is taking the medication as he was told that once he gets the forms filled then it’s one more interview them just the waiting game
Curious if you know if him taking medic will deter him getting in? Should he stop taking the medication until he gets in? He desperately wants to get into the military but also sees the benefits of taking the medication

 

[PuckChaser]

If he lies about medication he could be classed as an irregular enrollment and released. His doctor is also unlikely to lie for him on the forms. If he needs anti-anxiety medication for normal everyday life, imagine how serious his anxiety will be in a stressful and demanding BMQ, let alone an operational deployment.

You need to have a parent-son conversation and figure out whether the medication is actually necessary in consultation with the doctor (and still declare it's usage dates accurately), or whether the military is attainable at this point in your sons life. Starting a career in the CAF by being dishonest could preclude him from ever serving again, when he may just be required to be off the medication for X months/years if it's even a disqualifier at all.

 

[ModlrMike]

Not the best way to start a career rooted in Duty with Honour.