I have noticed that there have been numerous posts on this topic regarding people who are getting declined or think they are going to be declared permeanantly unfit for service.
Why the hell are the RAF so scared of asthma? I find it unbelievable that they are so massively reluctant to accept anybody with so much as a childhood stint of asthma.
In my view they have indeed missed out on some potentialy great airmen/women because of this archaic rule. I'm of the opinion that they can be just as 'fit' and surely in some cases even fitter than someobody who hasn't had the dreaded words 'asthma' staining their medical records, misdiagnosed or otherwise. In most cases it seems, those with childhood asthma have 'grown out it' years ago, and as such have never been affected by it since, nor are they at all likely to see it return.
Even those who try and appeal seem to have very limited success.
If anything, I can certainly understand how people who still currently need an inhaler or other such cases might be permeanantly unfit for service, although it is unfortunate, they cannot be regarded as 'safe', but those who have been cleared... I mean, come on.
Are these ludicrous rules likely to lighten anytime soon. What about this vaccine that is to be released soon that effectively 'cures' asthma for a period of time, will the rules adapt to that?
The reason for this post, is, yes... I've got an appointment with my GP tomorrow to see if I can get two counts of 'asthma' appearing on my medical records altered/misdiagnosed, although I remain particularly pessimistic, so this was a bit of a rant, but I just think there really no need to impose such non-sensical rules. Nontheless, I am preapred to have my dreams shattered before me
Please, share your thoughts though
