I was denied service to the military; what else can I do?

The military can break your mind and/or your body. This happens even to people like myself who have no history of medical problems (I'm now permanently disabled), so people like you who have had physical/mental histories cannot be allowed to join as you're predisposed to a break-down mentally or physically. The military won't discriminate against you if you're of sound mind and body. In fact, the military was ahead of the rest of the country for integration and women's right to work. They, however, must discriminate against people like you who pose a potential collapse in the unit. That's like going to a car lot and buying the car that's had a history of mechanical problems instead of a certified used car or new car. You wouldn't be stupid enough to choose a defunct car when you could buy a better one, right? Of course not. You know even a new car can have mechanical problems but if you buy the one that has a history of problems you're pretty much asking for failure. In the same way, as mean as it may sound, the military recruiters are not looking to hire defunct people.

While this sounds mean to you, it's actually a benefit. Do NOT do what another person said and lie about your medical history to join. The reason? Military service, as I said, can break people. It can fracture your body and your mind...even if you haven't had problems. There were people I knew that enlisted under false pretenses (lied about medical history), enlisted, then had their medical problem go completely awry...but when it comes to a discharge, lying to enlist gets you kicked out under a General Discharge and the military won't help pre-existing conditions. In other words, you're kicked out in much worse physical/mental shape than when you enlisted, but you don't qualify for veteran's benefits, disability, or even your GI Bill. These men and women don't enlist expecting their condition to flare up. They've been able to lead normal lives, play sports, etc. with no problems. But the military is not normal life and it will snap you in half. While you may think that a jaw problem isn't that big of a deal, your jaw will take impact during runs, jumps and other activity, and in the Marines you have to learn hand-to-hand combat and you'll be hit in the face and sometimes land on your jaw, which can aggravate your healed jaw. The jaw's alignment is important. It actually influences your strength output and can cause a ringing in your ears, dizziness, pain when talking and more. It's not a simple thing to ignore.

I'm happy to report you can certainly do other things, but email me why you want to enlist so I can suggest jobs that will satisfy that.

Chin: There's so much more to your comment than you or others may think, but veterans like me are happy to see civilians utilizing their First Amendment right to free speech, so keep on keepin' on, brother. It's the unpopular comments like yours that we need to protect.

First off how old are you? If you havent had enough time since all that stuff then it throws up more of a red flag. Honestly it is rough times for people trying to get into the military right now with all the people reenlisting and new enlistments. They are still willing to give out waivers, but they are less likely to considering all the people they have to choose from right now. You can probably try for the Merchant Marines. Not quite military, but do a lot of work with them. I have a buddy that is in it and works on ship with Navy and Marines all the time. Good luck and I wish you the best

There's a reason why the military doesn't take everyone...not everyone is suited for the military life and responsibilities of it.

I don't know what kinds of lasting effects you have from adderal and paxil, if any...but they obviously know they don't want recruits with history of taking that medication.

If you're a sleep walker, you can't be in the military because you just might walk off into the woods while in a combat zone and get yourself killed or others killed trying to save you.

If you can't be in the military, go and run for public office or something...most of those idiots have all sorts of problems that we never hear about.

Ok-this answer probably won't go down too well but nurses have a starting salary of over 19k,police 24k,firefighters and teachers both 20k.I support people with severe learning difficulties.We feed them,dress them,bath them,make sure they are given their medication,deal with EVERYTHING regarding their everyday lives,we deal with outside professionals and these people's families.All my colleagues work extremely hard,over and above the call of duty.We see these people more than our own families.We wipe up p*ss,sh*t and puke for the princely salary of 13 and a half thousand.We work 24-7,through christmas for time-and a half's pay,new years the same and then all bank holidays for no extra.We don't ever get any thanks and get treated like halfwits half the time.I don't think you get too bad a deal...happy christmas x ps I'm off to do my 24 hour shift now...:0(

The recruiters can submit a waiver in many cases which could take months or years to process or you can join the ranks of the Civil Service. As a US citizen, you can apply for the branch of service of your choosing and still serve your country while getting paid a competitive wage while doing so... Go to https://www.usajobs.gov/ ; create a resume and apply for jobs...

try joining a State Defense Force, they are sort of like a National Guard Auxiliary, roles you can do in SDFs range from Search and Rescue to Military Police.

The services now have one of the highest suicide rates they have ever had. So they will not add to the problem by taking anyone with a history of depression. The fact you took Paxil is enough to prove you had a diagnosis of depression needing treatment. None of them will take you so stop trying.

all 5 military branches use the same entry standards. since the army, which is the most lenient when it comes to granting waivers, denied you, you must choose another line of work.

there are many ways to give back to the community.

Not to be a dick but you didn t have to tell them that smart guy. They ****** up so bad on real things that I served with drug addicts and criminals.

apply to the Air Force, and do say anything about your childhood conditions. you are a man now. Let the military search and find out that you had a broken jaw. Dont volunteer anything. If you scored a 94 on the ASVAB, then I want you working for me.