<p>Hey everyone I just received my DODMERB in the mail today. It said 6-27-07 on the receipt part of it, and I just got it today 7-2-07. It says must respond within 5 days of receiving. Are they expecting it to be in today (counting from 6-27) or do they want it by 7-7-07 (counting from today)? </p>
<p>I was also wondering if I got mine early or if other people have gotten them already.</p>
<p>Call the number and set up your appointment right away. You can choose the contract medical option if the military facility cannot see you for a couple of months. It is best to pay attention to the advice from USMA and get your medical exam done as soon as possible after receiving your card. The DoDMERB process can be the lengthiest part of the application to complete. </p>
<p>This is about the time my son received his notice in the mail last year. He had to gather records for several remedials (requests for more medical history on a specific condition). The record gathering took three months so he was glad he was able to start the DoDMERB process the summer before his senior year. </p>
<p>If you have no medical issues it may take only a month to be cleared. Better to be safe than sorry, though!</p>
<p>I cannot stress enough that USMA's and DoDMERB's instructions should be followed to the letter and on the timeline that they give.</p>
<p>Call tomorrow and you will not have to worry about which 5 days count.</p>
<p>Good Luck and thank you for choosing to serve in our Armed Services!</p>
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<p>There is nothing to send "in". (well, I guess you can return the bottom part, but filling the info "on-line" is much easier).</p>
<p>They are expecting you to make the appointments and go to the DODMERB website to enter the information within 5 days of receiving the notice.</p>
<p> [quote=Atop] I was also wondering if I got mine early or if other people have gotten them already.
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<p>From what I have read, candidates started getting them last week (my son got his last Wednesday) so yes, you are in the first wave.</p>
<p>oh okay. Did your son get any actual USMA notices/letters/so on? I only got a letter with the DODMERB notice.</p>
<p>No, the letter from Concorde comes all by itself. </p>
<p>I assume that DODMERB knows which Service Academy(s) each person is applying to, and notifies each of the candidate's medical qualification after the physicals?</p>
<p>hey
i got the same letter</p>
<p>i called the doctors office and eye doctors office that they gave me in the letter to schedule my appointment and the lady who did the scheduling sounded confused as to what i was talking about. i thought maybe they would be notified of these exams or something. but..... i figure if i just do what dodmerb asks ill be in the clear! :)</p>
<p>As an individual applies to a SA or ROTC program - at some point in the process (it depends on the program) the name is uploaded to DoDMERB.
Any info that DoDMERB already has is posted out to that program so they can see where you stand.
If for instance, you get your DoDMERB from AROTC (the quickest by the way) and are medically qualified (yippee!!!) then later in the summer USMA uploads your name they will see that you are already cleared medically.</p>
<p>Remember - if you are DQ'd - each program has it's own waiver board.</p>
<p>Per Dr Office - these physician's may not do a lot of these so some staff may not be familiar with the process at first - don't worry though they will take care of you.</p>
<p>A bit of advice - complete the medical history first - before you go. Get your parents to help you with it. Answer the questions and answer them honestly.
Don't worry about there being a "wrong" answer - your history is what it is. Not every "bad" answer is a dq. </p>
<p>My daughter did her's online - but the medical center still wanted the hand written history and sent that in.</p>
<p>Do NOT delay in anything DoDMERB ask you to do. You who are getting your cards now are lucky, you are ahead of the game. Remedials and waivers can take months and months.</p>
<p>As I understand it, a request for a candidate medical is made to DoDMERB by an institution (any of the academies, ROTC etc). DoDMERB sends out paperwork to the candidate to schedule appointments. Results of medical and eye exams are then sent back to DoDMERB. Medical standards for the requesting institution are applied to the medical information received and the candidate is found qualified, remedials (further information or tests) are requested, or the candidate is found to be disqualified. If another institution requests a medical, the results from the original exams are used, but the standards for that institution are applied i.e. being found medically qualified for one institution may not automatically qualify you for another. If a candidate is disqualified, each institution will decide individually whether or not they will be willing to assume the risk of that condition (waiver process).</p>
<p>Yes that is exactly what I MEANT to say.....</p>
<p>In applying to different programs, you don't have to do the physical over... all info sent to dodmerb is available to all programs and all waiver authorities.
If you need a waiver then EACH program has it's own waiver authority and may ask for different information. When my d got her dq, AROTC asked for a medical test - whereas USMA made the waiver decision based on her records.</p>
<p>Also, keep in mind that dodmerb and waiver authorities work independently from admissions.</p>
<p>Bottom line - respond to everything DoDMERB asks of you promptly. Last year it took 7 months for my daughter to go through the medical process.</p>
<p>"waiver authorities work independently from admissions"</p>
<p>My understanding is that for USMA a request for a waiver is not a candidate's right. The USMA Regional Command decides if a waiver will be considered based on a determination on whether a candidate is likely to win a vacancy to USMA, USMAPS or Civil Prep.</p>
<p>Yes both are correct - </p>
<p>For USMA - if you are medically DQ's then you do not request a waiver. Only Admissions can request your medical file be reviewed by the waiver board.</p>
<p>If your file is reviewed for a medical waiver - then it is up to the medical waiver board at USMA to grant the waiver. If they do NOT grant the waiver then your appointment is essentially dead in the water.<br>
So, while this may sound harsh, even if you get an LOA - if you are DQ'd and a waiver is ultimately NOT granted then you will NOT get an appointment.
Admissions does NOT tell the waiver board to GRANT a medical waiver, they only ask for a review.</p>
<p>Now, if you apply Army ROTC - if you are DQ'd then YOU must request a medical waiver from Cadet Command in writing. But that is another story.</p>
<p>This may be helpful to candidates: <a href="https://dodmerb.tricare.osd.mil/faq.asp%5B/url%5D">https://dodmerb.tricare.osd.mil/faq.asp</a></p>