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Why not serve as a JAG officer? Hell, my biggest regret in life was not being an attorney.
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Haha, true enough. The grass is always greener, eh? I suppose I just feel more presently drawn to SOF, plus if I were to consider JAG later it seems some boots on the ground experience would be helpful. I mean sure, I've sat in a classroom and debated the Law of Armed Conflict, Use of Force, etc. but the guys who have been there always have a grounding perspective cemented in reality.
CSB: Excellent point. Well taken. But does this mean I won't be able to be an astronaut either? Damn.
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Since I am not a doctor, I would leave the medical decisions on what is waiverable and what is not to them, rather than to the recruiters or individuals who refuse to accept that they are limited physically.
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Absolutely, I'm referring to guys (such as myself) who have been given the GTG by every medical professional, but are held back by the strict application of a uniform standard. For example, I went to law school with a young man who was fixated on becoming a Marine JAG. He is attending a Top 14 law school, just received the Scottish equivalent of the Fulbright scholarship, and was a Division 1 baseball player. Like many baseball players he'd had some shoulder work, but he's been good to go for years and can pretty much max out the Marine PFT (that means 20+ pullups). The Marine Corps told him last year that, at present, it wasn't even worth trying because the medical process would be nearly insurmountable.
Anyways, sorry for the digression a bit off topic. But yes, I wholeheartedly agree we shouldn't be making compromises that affect readiness or capability in the field. Rather I'm suggesting perhaps an avenue that allows the medical professionals to exercise their expert opinion in discretion of who is phsycially fit or not, instead of being dictated by a binder. Who knows, this stuff will always be debated and someone will always be unhappy on either side.