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Dozer523 · 10-29-2008, 08:30

If it's "not too serious, does not cause a noticeable limp, and will not preclude me from joining the service" Then don't say anything about it. Do what you want -- apply for SF. Do what you need - get the orothodonic on your own. Take your best shot, and do the best you can. If you do say something about it then rest assured that there will be "a they person" in "a position" that will "require them to interpret the regulation" and they will say "NO!" This "they" will not be SF. "They" will not be Combat Arms. "They" will probably not have even been down range. "They" will not understand that desire and motivation and dedication can overcome almost anything. Since "they" can't understand this "they" will say "NO" and "they" will actually believe, with all thier hearts, that "they" are doing you a great favor by protecting you (from yourself).
You know that "when I really work hard (for me), like backpacking with 60 lbs about 50 miles in four days or so I get pretty serious pain due to improper mechanincs at my feet, knees and hips." is what you are facing. If you are willing to accept that as the price you (personally) must pay, then accept the premium required (only of you) silently. AND since you know that "when my mechanincs are corrected with orthotics, no pain at all." Then make the corrections and be done with it. Don't HELP anyone tell you "NO" Make them tell you "NO". 20 years from now "they" won't even remember you but you will remember for the rest of your life that you were denied the opportunity to even try.

10-29-2008, 08:30	#5
Dozer523 BANNED USER Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,751	If it's "not too serious, does not cause a noticeable limp, and will not preclude me from joining the service" Then don't say anything about it. Do what you want -- apply for SF. Do what you need - get the orothodonic on your own. Take your best shot, and do the best you can. If you do say something about it then rest assured that there will be "a they person" in "a position" that will "require them to interpret the regulation" and they will say "NO!" This "they" will not be SF. "They" will not be Combat Arms. "They" will probably not have even been down range. "They" will not understand that desire and motivation and dedication can overcome almost anything. Since "they" can't understand this "they" will say "NO" and "they" will actually believe, with all thier hearts, that "they" are doing you a great favor by protecting you (from yourself). You know that "when I really work hard (for me), like backpacking with 60 lbs about 50 miles in four days or so I get pretty serious pain due to improper mechanincs at my feet, knees and hips." is what you are facing. If you are willing to accept that as the price you (personally) must pay, then accept the premium required (only of you) silently. AND since you know that "when my mechanincs are corrected with orthotics, no pain at all." Then make the corrections and be done with it. Don't HELP anyone tell you "NO" Make them tell you "NO". 20 years from now "they" won't even remember you but you will remember for the rest of your life that you were denied the opportunity to even try. Last edited by Dozer523; 10-30-2008 at 11:43. Reason: changed from "don't LET anyone tell you "NO"
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