Hey everyone,
I know this has nothing to do with the astb, but I was wondering if anyone knows anything about seizures and getting into a military flight program. I've looked around, and what I have seen does not seem promising, so if anyone knows of exceptions, just let me know. Here's my story...
So I've been working for this military flight thing for 6 months now. I've been working with a Marine OSO on my application package, and one of the questions on the initial medical form was about seizures. I recalled that I had a seizure when I was about nine, so I put that down. MEPS wanted a record, but my health provider couldn't find one...so MEPS then wanted an EEG (type of brain scan), so I got that done and it came back abnormal, well my neurologist told me there were two little blips that were questionable. So my neurologist wrote up a letter, and it was sent to MEPS. My OSO later informed me that I was disqualified from the program because I had a history of seizures (which was just one seizure under the age of ten). She told me that you don't have a serious problem, that she wouldn't report me to the DMV in a situation like this, and that I would probably never have another seizure in my life. She told me that I just have a higher chance of having one over someone who doesn't have an abnormal reading. Also, she told me that the EEG can't really determine whether or not I will have a seizure in the future, she can really only determine if I will by looking at my past history of seizures, which I only had one...I took the next step and had an MRI, and I am going to have another EEG, and I am going to get a second opinion on these tests, but what I've been seeing online, even a little abnormality on the EEG disqualifies anyone...this whole situation does not seem promising, so if anyone knows of a situation or someone who did get in to a flight program, just let me know. I would like to know if there is still hope. Thanks.