Reservist_lancs
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I finished basic in September and some of the lads were getting calls for sickle cell even then. The army is really chasing its tail on the issue.
I feel your pain. I was told I’d get the call within a couple of weeks and back within the month for fitness tests.I went to selection in Litchfield on 12th August. I was told I'd get booked in for the sickle cell test in a few weeks and to expect the call. After calls to the recruitment team every other week and just being told I'm on the wait list, I finally got a call back 14th October to book me in for 27th (today).
On the email it said to expect results within a week but based on other people I'm expecting 1 to 3 weeks.Then I'll be booked in to do the fitness tests which will be for about 2 hours back at Litchfield.
I'm not going for a priority role btw
Exactly the same here, I even got more than one call from my csm asking ME if I'd been booked in yet... Felt like a kick in the teeth knowing that I hadn't heard a thing. Yep it is something that could've been sorted a long time ago, so frustrating. Especially as it's such a rare disease anyway and if you had it you'd probably already know about itI feel your pain. I was told I’d get the call within a couple of weeks and back within the month for fitness tests.
called my CSM and she said she doesn’t arrange the bookings and can’t give me an estimate wait time as it’s sent to a different department to book - I’m not going for a priority role either. You would think they would get this out the way at triage phone call stage or pick it up during online questions so when you go selection your good to go
Thanks so much for this info it has been really helpful!If you are on hold rather than deferred/rejected then it is usually to get more info either from your gp or from a service specialist. Some of these get a paper review by the specialist who may be able to say you can proceed without further problems but others will be turned down or called for an assessment. At the moment it is probably best to sit tight and see what comes back (depending on exactly what was said about your application).
As regards Schuermann's syndrome it is usually a self limiting condition in adolescent males who get some back pain or posture difficulty. Usually there is no significant deformity and you should be ok if no history of back troubles since teenage years
Good luck
if you had more then one episode of self harm its a rejection and if you had to receive any therapy and stuff like that i believe its a rejection too.Alright, I know this a sour topic so I'll keep this short and sweet.
When I was a dumb kid, around 13/14 years old I cut myself on my arm facing outwards (so theyre visible) to get attention and prove how hard I was (I know, ******* ridiculous) not because I was depressed or suicidal or anything like that. Now I'm 20 and have realized for many years how absolutely mental that was but hey; we all **** up when we're kids.
Thing is I have my Assessment Centre is 2 weeks and I'm completely bricking it because of that medical. I want to join more than anything and dont want to get deffered or binned entirely over something stupid done 7 years ago and seal my fate as working dead-end jobs.
Any advice, reassurance or past experiences. Anything?
Feel free to mention how insanly idiotic I was because I will be the first to admit that aha!
Ive tried to keep this as short as possible but some extra info: the scars are white and old but visible if looked upon and on the medical phone call triage; I mustve said No to every question except the self harm one, I wasnt going to because It wasnt really self harm but Im not about to lie and let it bite me in the arse.
Cheers.
i have microscopic haematuria so non-visible blood in the urine, i done all the required tests and nothing was found to be wrong with me as with some people its just something they may have and was passed medically fit but because i passed selection with a deferral like you it had to go through a specialist who 10 months after i was passed medically fit rejected me anyway, i appealed 10 months ago almost 11 and am still waiting for a reply. i done all the tests required and was told nothing was wrong with me and its nothing to worry about,Good evening guys - I attended the assessment centre last Saturday and passed with a medical defferal.
My urine sample i provided had blood traces in and was asked to see my GP to get it investigated.
I went to see a private uroligist 3 days after I returned, and the sample I gave at the appointment had no traces of blood found. After questioning me on my lifestyle and looking at my history he said it was probably down to over training and caused a burst blood vessel inside. I havent felt any internal pains and wasn't even aware until they took the sample. He has wrote me a letter to say there is no underlining health issues and suspects it was down to overtraining causing a burst blood vessel through too much running. He has sent it to the doctors at the selection centre.
I run 5 times a week and normally cover 50km. - 70km. On the build up to attending the selection centre I was doing a lot of hard interval work to give me the best chance of passing the bleep test which was actully fairly easy!
Has anyone been in this position or had a defferal for the same reason? If so what was your outcome? Did you overcome it? Did they let you proceed with your application? Can anyone advice me or recommend any ideas?
I've really got my heart set on joining and am very worried that it might all be over before it started!
Thanks in advance
Good evening guys - I attended the assessment centre last Saturday and passed with a medical defferal.
My urine sample i provided had blood traces in and was asked to see my GP to get it investigated.
I went to see a private uroligist 3 days after I returned, and the sample I gave at the appointment had no traces of blood found. After questioning me on my lifestyle and looking at my history he said it was probably down to over training and caused a burst blood vessel inside. I havent felt any internal pains and wasn't even aware until they took the sample. He has wrote me a letter to say there is no underlining health issues and suspects it was down to overtraining causing a burst blood vessel through too much running. He has sent it to the doctors at the selection centre.
I run 5 times a week and normally cover 50km. - 70km. On the build up to attending the selection centre I was doing a lot of hard interval work to give me the best chance of passing the bleep test which was actully fairly easy!
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Has anyone been in this position or had a defferal for the same reason? If so what was your outcome? Did you overcome it? Did they let you proceed with your application? Can anyone advice me or recommend any ideas?
I've really got my heart set on joining and am very worried that it might all be over before it started!
Thanks in advance
Hiya just looking for a bit of advice.
I've had shin pain in both legs for couple months, I've taken time off from 7 days to 21 days.. and I seem to keep getting the pain come back.
I've got my accessment centre the start of December and I'm just hitting level 9 on my beep test so I cant afford to take much time off now.
Has anyone else experience any shin pains before and if so is there any advice anyone has such as specific stretches or recovery methods or strengthening exercises etc. Any help would be very much appreciated as I've changed my whole life around to join the army and I would hate for the shin pain to ruin my opportunity.
I'm confident I can pass the AC run test with this problem however I'm afraid that I will pass the ac then get kicked out of basic training due to this..
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So I've changed to soft ground training on a field and it's very slippery so I've been wearing my rugby boots. However, this all started from running around a field in my Asics back in the summer.. I'm thinking about trying out the hoka one ones as I've heard they're good for shin pain.what kind of footwear are you wearing for the beep test? are you often in boots for other activities?
I used to get a lot of people with shin pain, sometimes alleviated with decent impact absorbing insoles ( they don't last long with heavy use - maybe only 6 months) sometimes boots were tied too tightly, other times it was off to the MO/Physio because it was something else.
If rest isn't sorting it, it could be time to visit your GP
what kind of footwear are you wearing for the beep test? are you often in boots for other activities?
I used to get a lot of people with shin pain, sometimes alleviated with decent impact absorbing insoles ( they don't last long with heavy use - maybe only 6 months) sometimes boots were tied too tightly, other times it was off to the MO/Physio because it was something else.
If rest isn't sorting it, it could be time to visit your GP
make sure you aren't doing too much, make sure you have the right shoes, get a foam roller and use it daily at least 2-3 times, stretch a lot, make sure you warm up and cool down properly.So I've changed to soft ground training on a field and it's very slippery so I've been wearing my rugby boots. However, this all started from running around a field in my Asics back in the summer.. I'm thinking about trying out the hoka one ones as I've heard they're good for shin pain.
I've spoke to my gp and they referred me to a physio but the physio was useless she just told me I have to rest for as long as it takes but then I've started light running again and they've came back..
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