<p>So after three months of waiting, i finally dislodged my medical waiver from an infinite loop of waiting and DoDMERB finally requested more information.</p>
<p>I got my medical records from my former Psychiatrist within a week of my asking. Now my former psychologists office is another story. First took me a week to get ahold of anyone. Then they needed this writen statement from me. After that they lost it. I had to fax it over. Now after another two weeks of waiting they get the wrong medical records and have to wait another two weeks to get the right ones.</p>
<p>Can DoDMERB subpoena or otherwise force this party to release the information? This is really irritating me because its one of the million things i have to do.</p>
<p>[rant]
Its another instance where its a “he said/she said” sorta thing, lines disconnecting, busy lines, misconnections and all around frustration. If getting into the academy is supposed to mature me, the processes alone has been enough.</p>
<p>I am so freaking frustrated with all this stuff. I swear i have to baby walk EVERY SINGLE PERSON through this ENTIRE ORDER!!! That is why i call them almost every week, sometimes several times a week and even several times A DAY. I swear i am going to give them hell just to get it done. Not just DoDMERB, elmhurst guidance center, admissions and every numb-nut along the way. I have worked so freaking hard to get into the academy, let alone to a position where i could be accepted and it has taken so far two attempts. I want to know if ANYTHING in life is worth this must anger and frustration. On paper, yes i think the academy is worth it but i am worried about reality. In reality? I think stopping would be worse for me and i will keep going. However this is so freaking frustrating i could flip! Now with finals of my first semester of college, fighting to keep a competitive GPA and balance work, family issues, having absolutly NO social life because i am doing any of the above, and doing mountains of homework. Actually that sounds like the regular life at the academy… but its different somehow. Not sure how but is.</p>
<p>Okay [/rant]. Anyone bothering to read that is cool.</p>
<p>I believe that anyone who can go through what you're going through and make it into the academy will become a fine AF officers. Your determination will prepare you well and, when things are difficult in Colorado Springs, you of all people might remember this whole ordeal and get through the tough times better than many! I suspect you will be in a position to help others through it as well -- the hallmark of a leader. Best of luck. We ARE pulling for you!</p>
<p>snipper, you've been through this before, so you know all the strings that are able to be pulled--if anyone can figure this DoDMERB thing out, you can--just don't lost hope after all of the hard work that you've put into it. I look forward to meeting you at USAFA next year.</p>
<p>Thank you all for the encouraging words (it wasnt the goal of my post but a nice side effect) and i cannot begin to tell you how much i apperciate them because really i do.</p>
<p>Every single one of them.</p>
<p>andyj - best of luck with what you are doing. Persistance has been the biggest helper for me and staying active. Keep calling people, ask as many questions as you can, take notes of who, what where, phone numbers ANYTHING. i haev a pile of day-to-day calander pages (which i use a paper for notes) with notes i take.</p>
<p>If they say they'll call you...call them anyways. </p>
<p>Again thank you all for your helpful advice. I hope that it does no go in vein. I have a feelign that even if i dont get accepted, ive learned alot through this ordeal.</p>
<p>I made a bad mistake. I was bored in my Java class so i took the application status page, where it says "Status : Candidate (you have been...blah)" and edited to "Appointment Offered"...then reopened the page. it freaked me out to see it, made me feel extremely depressed so i closed it.</p>
<p>Deffinately should not have done that.... Oh well.</p>
<p>I did that. I just wanted to know what to expect when it finally does change.</p>
<p>My dad walked up and saw that I had changed it to Appointment Offered but he didn't know it wasn't real so he got all excited. Then I had to let him down. At least I know that one of my parents is behind me. lol</p>
<p>"LoL, I actually thought about doing that too!"</p>
<p>I wouldnt recommend it...it wasnt the best thing for me to see. Im not sure how it would be to you but. Needless to say even though i knew it was wrong, just seeing a change on the page, reading the change and processing it took forever... weird.</p>
<p>you guys are funny. I totally understand where you're coming from though. The waiting is killer. I was initially told by my ALO and others that I'd know by tthanksgiving. so now everyone's asking and I have nothing to tell them. Except that I'm still waiting. </p>
<p>Man, my computer programming skills seem VERY weak compared to you.</p>
<p>Hey, if you guys are gonna play around with script, can you bust into my bank account and put some higher dollar figures in there? Tis the season! :) I'm telling Santa that you guys want your appointments for Christmas. Maybe he'd be more help.....</p>