Naval Aviation and asthma

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juuceboxx@reddit

Assuming you're from the USA, the Navy publishes all their aeromedical standards in this website, and for asthma specifically since you're asking you can check this document for all respiratory illnesses.

In short, childhood asthma is a disqualifier however a waiver can be granted only if you meet ALL of the waiver requirements in that NAMI document so make sure to get all your medical documentation completed.

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Frog_Prophet@reddit

In short, childhood asthma is a disqualifier however a waiver can be granted only if you meet ALL of the waiver requirements in that NAMI document so make sure to get all your medical documentation completed.

OP, don’t be scared of this wording. Anyone flying with waiver “has a disqualifying medical problem.” I flew with a “disqualifying medical problem” my entire career. I had a waiver before I even entered flight school. That was the end of it.

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Then-Outside2165@reddit

I was in the same boat, I did a methacholine challenge test and passed and the Navy accepted my stuff. There is a great waiver guide on the NAMI website. However, passing at MEPS and then passing at OCS or past that at NAMI are a lot different, and it will be more strict and they will dive into your history because it is aviation specific. I would say try it and make them tell you no. You can pm me if you want more info.

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outofyerelementdonny@reddit

I had a similar history when I joined the RAAF as a pilot. They sent me for a test where they tested my lung capacity while introducing more and more irritants. I passed and they let me in. That was in Australia, in the 80s, though. FWIW I’ve had no subsequent problems with my chest for the next 30 years so it was just a youth thing for me.

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rFlyingTower@reddit

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Hello, I want to join the navy to become a naval aviator but I’m worried that my asthma history would affect that. I used an Inhaler most of elementary school but I stopped using it from middle school onwards but I’ve always had one prescribed to me still even though I never used it, a kind of just incase thing. Will those records bite me in the ass eventually when I’m all set and committed?

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