Would a food allergy disqualified me from joining the army?

No it would not.

Making you irritable is not an allergy. But yes, it will disqualify you. And you will eat alot, and I mean A LOT of eggs and food made with eggs in the Army. In BCT alone, you eat fritters 3-5 times a week. They have egg in them. And that's just lunch and dinner.

Military Medical Standards for Enlistment & Appointment General and miscellaneous stipulations and defects The disqualifying scientific stipulations are indexed under. The International Classification of Disease (ICD) codes are indexed in parentheses following every typical. The explanations for rejection for appointment, enlistment, and induction (with out an permitted waiver) are an authenticated historical past of: a. Allergic manifestations (995.zero). A riskless historical past of anaphylaxis to stinging bugs. Reliable historical past of a slight to extreme response to traditional meals, spices, or meals components.

Usually anything that can become a problem for any of the services - they don't want to have to handle. Rarely - but it happens, death can come calling with a simple food allergy. Even irritable can cause you to be a focus of bad attention ! You and you fellow soldiers. Bad scene..