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Will taking any medication for ADHD disqualify you from Air Force flight School?
My son was diagnosed with ADHD in the 6th grade and was prescribed medication. In order to qualify for a waiver of this condition as a disqualifier for the Air Force Academy, he went off the drugs for two years in high school and did well. He received a medical waiver but not in time for the Academy. He is now in a civilian college in ROTC. He wants to go back on medication. Will going back on now disqualify him when he graduates, wants a commission and entrance to flight /pilot school? Are there a specific list of drugs that disqualify or will any drug prescribed for ADHD, regardless of what it is, disqualify him for a waiver? What if he is prescribed a drug but ostensibly it is for something else? Specifically, what about Provigil--ADHD is an off-label application.
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- FatboyLv 51 decade agoFavorite Answer
If he needs the medication at this point in his life, he's going to have problems getting a commission or even enlisting.
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Will taking any medication for ADHD disqualify you from Air Force flight School?
My son was diagnosed with ADHD in the 6th grade and was prescribed medication. In order to qualify for a waiver of this condition as a disqualifier for the Air Force Academy, he went off the drugs for two years in high school and did well. He received a medical waiver but not in time for the...
Source(s): medication adhd disqualify air force flight school: https://tinyurl.im/xAx7b - desertviking_00Lv 71 decade ago
It will disqualify him from enlistment in any of the military branches. In order to qualify for basic enlistment he will have to document good performance at school or at work plus be off the drugs for a period of one year before applying for enlistment. Even then, to qualify for Class 1 Flying Duty, his ADD history will prove a barrier until it is reviewed by the Air Force board for flight qualifications.
The source below is the medical standard for this condition.
Source(s): AR 40-501: Standards of Medical Fitness, para. 2-27(a) - 1 decade ago
Hi, I agree with Reformed that he needs to stay off meds, meaning he should seek alternative treatment without the use of drugs. This is because we are talking about flying machines which has the potential to create massive amounts of destructions when something goes wrong with the pilot/s. Maybe you can learn a bit of stuff from a retired 757/767 airline captain Ron Rougeaux ( http://midas688.conqueradd.hop.clickbank.net/ ) on how he and his children manage their respective successful careers despite having ADHD.
Good luck.
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
He needs to stay off the meds, but does he really want to take a 30 million dollar jet in the sky if he can't pay attention? What about the people on the ground? are they in danger?
- Barry auh2oLv 71 decade ago
If he cannot function without his meds, then he would be disqualified from enlisting.
Seriously, does he NEED the meds, or does he just WANT the meds???
- 1 decade ago
yes . its a controlled substance so you wont be allowed to take any while your in the service.
