Asthma
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From fairly recent experience, the RAF have so many applicants that even the hint of Asthma is sesitive. I had a record of a "chesty cough" at the age of 3 and again at 6 (note: no mention of asthma).
The RAF doctors cleared me to fly UAS for 3 years till a new President was appointed to the medical board who then changed this decision (after I was accepted and passed pre-IOT medicals) - on appeal I was given another "special" medical at the Peterbro' Hospital.
This special medical showed NO ABNORMALITIES and the Grp Cap who did the testing declared me fit and told the Wing Co at OASC to just make a decision.
So the Wing Co stuck with his original decision and that was that. So even with no history of asthma, and medical tests (carried out by service personel) to prove this was the case - the very hint of a "chesty cough" is enough to prevent entry to the RAF as aircrew in any capacity.
Whats worse is he then had the cheek to phone me and request I join in ANY OTHER branch of my choosing - so long as it was not in the air!
Still every case is different I have heard of much worse ailments of a similar nature being allowed through - I await someone in the same situation to tell me they got the decision overturned!
The RAF doctors cleared me to fly UAS for 3 years till a new President was appointed to the medical board who then changed this decision (after I was accepted and passed pre-IOT medicals) - on appeal I was given another "special" medical at the Peterbro' Hospital.
This special medical showed NO ABNORMALITIES and the Grp Cap who did the testing declared me fit and told the Wing Co at OASC to just make a decision.
So the Wing Co stuck with his original decision and that was that. So even with no history of asthma, and medical tests (carried out by service personel) to prove this was the case - the very hint of a "chesty cough" is enough to prevent entry to the RAF as aircrew in any capacity.
Whats worse is he then had the cheek to phone me and request I join in ANY OTHER branch of my choosing - so long as it was not in the air!
Still every case is different I have heard of much worse ailments of a similar nature being allowed through - I await someone in the same situation to tell me they got the decision overturned!
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I think the more medical opinions you get the better because i presently have the specialist backing who said that i dont have asthma now and life in raf aircew is still a possibilty. The more you try the more it will be noticed. Every case is different.I think i will write a letter to the P'boro doctor to explain mt situation. ANY advice and dos and donts about doing that?
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Originally Posted by JAG3
I think i will write a letter to the P'boro doctor to explain mt situation. ANY advice and dos and donts about doing that?
