Valant1776
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Hello there,
I've been trying to find information online about military academies and ADHD. My nephew is interested in going to one of the academies (USAFA would probably be his choice) and he has the grades and athletics to get in (4.0 GPA, starts on the varsity basketball team). But he also has ADHD, and he takes medication for that.
From what I'm reading it seems like diagnosed cases of ADHD, if they include prescription drugs, are automatic no's for the academies -- or, that you may be able to get a waiver, but it could take months or years for that to happen. Am I understanding that right?
One idea his mom had was sending him to the Virginia Military Institute...her thought was that because students are not automatically commissioned, VMI might not be able to disqualify him for that. I think he has cousins on the other side of his family who attended there.
It seems like in 2024, disqualifying kids over ADHD is going to have a major impact on recruitment -- I read somewhere that 20% of boys have it these days. Any thoughts on whether that would change?
Thanks everyone for your time and any insights on the service academies or VMI as it relates to applicants with ADHD.
I've been trying to find information online about military academies and ADHD. My nephew is interested in going to one of the academies (USAFA would probably be his choice) and he has the grades and athletics to get in (4.0 GPA, starts on the varsity basketball team). But he also has ADHD, and he takes medication for that.
From what I'm reading it seems like diagnosed cases of ADHD, if they include prescription drugs, are automatic no's for the academies -- or, that you may be able to get a waiver, but it could take months or years for that to happen. Am I understanding that right?
One idea his mom had was sending him to the Virginia Military Institute...her thought was that because students are not automatically commissioned, VMI might not be able to disqualify him for that. I think he has cousins on the other side of his family who attended there.
It seems like in 2024, disqualifying kids over ADHD is going to have a major impact on recruitment -- I read somewhere that 20% of boys have it these days. Any thoughts on whether that would change?
Thanks everyone for your time and any insights on the service academies or VMI as it relates to applicants with ADHD.