<p>Does anyone know how much of a physical is given on I day? What does it include? Is it like the DODMERB physical that was needed to apply or is it scaled down? And what happens to the kids who have something unusual show up during the I day physical? Is there any time to remedy the situation before Plebe summer? Thanks.</p>
<p>From that blur of a day, I only remember an eye exam. I had actually been stupid that morning and rubbed my eye too hard, getting under the lid. Turns out I did a wee bit of a number on my eye.</p>
<p>I was given some drops and told to move along. Never had a problem with it.</p>
<p>I honestly don't remember the rest.</p>
<p>From what the thorpedo reported, the exam included a review of overall medical record, 20+ vials of blood (he may have exagerated a bit here), an eye exam, test for color blindness, cursury medical and dental exam....and anything else that appeared "abnormal" based on any medical or clinical findings.</p>
<p>Candidates have been sent home from I-day for failing eye exams (testing outside what was reported to Dodberb), color blindness, and any injuries that have occurred prior to arrival that will prevent them from participating in the activites of plebe summer (acl tears, broken bones, severe strains)....someone even got sent home for an abnormal heart rhythm that had gone undetected prior to arrival.</p>
<p>from what i recall, there were several kids dismissed when some of the blood tests came back with abnormalities that went undisclosed or undetected from prior exams.</p>
<p>Message to take home:
1.be truthful on all DodMERB inqueries. If something comes back as a "disqualifier" do what you can to rectify it before getting to any of the academies so you don't run the risk of being sent home the very day you arrive. </p>
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<li><p>try and remain injury-free. Don't play football you senior year if you have never played before in your life- this is not the time to start a new sport career! Think twice about hot-dogging it down a mountain on a snowboard- especially without a helmet- stay in control in everything you do. As for us, we sweated out the last spring season of lacrosse....i wanted to just wrap up the thorpedo in bubble wrap, but he would have no part of it. </p></li>
<li><p>off the topic a bit, but relivant to the topic: keep your last semester grades up and your behavior in check- you don't want dipping grades or a police infraction to cause the academy to pull back your appointment. Continue to be the great students you have been up to the point you arrive to take your oath on I-day....and for the next 4 years after that. No rest for the weary, folks.....</p></li>
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<p>Best of luck to all of you! This is the roller coaster ride of your lifetime to this point- hang in, and hang on!</p>
<p>2010 ... excellent counsel!</p>
<p>Should our offspring be fortunate enough to be rendered an appointment, be assured your words will be posted where they may be fully and frequently reviewed!</p>
<p>btw, the definition of render? to extract by meltdown! seems appropriate and in order here. ;)</p>
<p>Also, we ran our tails off to get all of the shots done, and sent off to USNA. USNA called to verify one brand name of a shot so we know that they got the shot record. Son carried with him a copy of the shot record to IDay still eneded up getting all of the shots over again during the physical!</p>
<p>Yea, I spose if one time's good, two is twice as good, right?</p>
<p>"Give 'im another jab, Joe."</p>
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<p>Nah. He just included what the detailers took out of him. ;)</p>
<p>I remember the colo-blindness test (it was done in Halsey). I don't remember shots, but as a NAPSter I would have come in with them already, so...</p>
<p>^^^^ LOL!!! </p>
<p>He missed the shots- apparently he had everything he needed before hand- but definately take profmom's advice and carry a copy of your immunization record with you when the day comes!</p>
<p>what they did discover was wisdom teeth.... he had just been to the dentist the month before, and he was told "not to worry"....but guess the navy had another thing in mind....so on I-day he got held up at the dental station for several hours while they debated about the status of his wisdom teeth.... eventually he stayed, but the teeth went.... towards the final week of plebe summer, they shipped him down to dental somewhere in the recesses of Bancroft Hall and out they came- all 4 of them- and his roomates got to move all his stuff the next day when their room was shuffled for the AC year and he was still on medical.... i guess the moral of the story is IF your wisdom teeth are anywhere in sight, add that to your "To Do" list before I-Day too! At least you will have mom and dad around to make you some jello and get you that ice cream! ;)</p>
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<p>My wisdom teeth were discovered when I had my medical exam at Naval Hospital, NAS Moffett Field. Back then, they took chest x-rays and dental x-rays. These days, DoDMERB doesn't seem to have as extensive of a medical exam.</p>
<p>Anyway, I was told by the Navy dentist, that I should have my wisdom teeth removed for my own welfare. This didn't affect my medical qualification in any way. So off to the dentist I went for dental surgery to remove four wisdom teeth.</p>
<p>navy2010, is correct. You are better off having your wisdom teeth removed by civilian dentists than having them done in the Dental Clinic at the academy.</p>
<p>I'll second that on the wisdom teeth. Our family dentist, a fomer Navy Dentist told her do it now or you'll be sorry later</p>
<p>I strongly recommend that applicants lose their wisdom teeth BEFORE I-Day. Get it done at a dentist who knows what he's doing, and be able to recover comfortably at home rather than as a plebe or something.</p>
<p>No contest. I got mine ripped out about two weeks after I graduated from NAPS, and about a month before I-Day.</p>
<p>My son was worried about the I-Day physical because he needed a medical waiver. He said he worried about nothing that it was a piece of cake. He did say that he was glad he got his widsom teeth removed at Winter Break. He said the hold up for most of the plebes were teeth related or injuries just prior to I-Day. Get your wisdom teeth out and try not to be wreckless and you should be fine.</p>
<p>I had an mediacal exam with dodmerb already. I believed i took that test for usma. However, it didn't say anything about my status for naval when i got the results. Does it mean i have to take a separate test for naval?</p>
<p>You don't have to take a separate physical. Navy will request your results from Dodmerb when you have enough of the application complete.</p>
<p>I don't even remember a physical really. There were shot stations where you had to confirm you'd had your shots and that everything you reported was truthful (surgeries, etc) and they drew 5 vials of blood for boys and 6 for girls (pregnancy test). Then, later on in plebe summer, they'll take care of things that you need. For example, though I'd had the chicken pox shot twice (once when 8, once in April), my results came back nonimmune from the blood testing, so I have now had 3 chicken pox shots.... You don't have to worry about arranging that sort of stuff over plebe summer, your detailers will take you where you need to go.</p>
<p>And though you may have problems if you show up with an injury, I haven't heard of anyone being forced to leave if the injury was incurred at the academy. A girl in my company slipped on the monkey bars at the E-Course, had to be carried out by another guy in our company because she thought is was a sprain....turned out it was a compound fracture of the ankle that requires like 3 surgeries and MONTHS of casting, but she's staying :)</p>
<p>GO NAVY, BEAT AIR FORCE!</p>
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<p>Once the Navy has inducted a midshipmen and started their training, they have a vested interest in your completing the program and graduating. Even if you are injured and declared NPQ, the Navy will still commission you in the restricted line.</p>
<p>my kiddo said on I Day this past June, they took at least 12 vials, but she stopped counting after that, so 20 isn't that crazy of a guess</p>
<p>Ditto on the wisdom teeth - get'em out now! I remember Sis talking about the plebe that had them out during Plebe summer, in a word, miserable!</p>
<p>About DoDmerb - get your ducks in a row early. If ANYTHING gets you DQ'd. First, don't put it off, get on the phone and find out what, where and how to remedy the problem. Second, DO NOT GIVE UP!</p>
<p>My daughter was DQ'd and we fought up until late March. She's now in the Class of 2010..... and surviving! That notes for you Big Z! ;)</p>
<p>What if years ago when I was younger I had a slight case of excersised induced asthma and now it is all cleared up. Would I be disqualified?</p>
<p>that seems to be an issue with a lot of candidates. You may have to offer additional information to DoDMERB, but most are able to get by this if it has cleared up. There has been a lot of discussion on this thread concerning asthma- if you want to research it further, go to search-this thread (for USNA) and then type in asthma- you will get tons of information! Good luck!</p>