After going through all the remedials I am being told by my allergist that he will tell dodmerb that I will have to carry an epi pen. I’ve never had any history of anaphylaxis but do have mild reactions. Do I have a chance to get a waiver? Is there anything I can do? I attended the usna summer seminar and had no trouble avoiding peanuts and assumed it wouldn’t be a problem if admitted. Any help would be appreciated.
Peanut allergy waiver
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The challenge is not so much avoiding peanuts at a 1-week summer program or while attending 4 years of USNA ashore, it’s serving in the Navy, often far from advanced medical care, in remote locations, thousands of miles from land, where the safety of the unit depends on everyone being the least vulnerable and most healthy they can be. And peanut oil is often found in processed food.
Not asking for details of your medical interactions, but it does seem people do get waivers for peanut allergies, and it usually involves one of those peanut eating desensitization therapies.
Surely someone here can post knowledgeably on recent peanut allergy and waiver issues.
I know every case and academy is different. I will share that my son was in same position as you..a principle nominee for his district and high scores across fitness and academics. He was not waived by USMA as of this week. Admissions Officer was very kind and called him personally to notify him it was a no-go. Recommendation was get the desensitization therapy and pass the nut challenge and reapply next year. He has not been DQ’d for it earlier but I guess it got missed somewhere along the way and then brought up during candidate reviews.