<p>"Medically disqualified" does not prevent you from getting a waiver. You will get a letter from DODMERB saying that you are disqualified, which will (hopefully) be followed by a letter stating that the Academy is considering you for a waiver. Stay on the straight and narrow with DODMERB; when you have a disqualifying condition, getting an approved waiver can be tougher than getting appointed.</p>
<p>start early too... i started the dodmerb stuff in november 05 and i should be qual by the end of march 06. my friend started in like january so i dont know what would happen to him if he was in my situation.</p>
<p>I started in August and I was deemed qualified last week.</p>
<p>My son started the DoDMERB process in December, was deemed "Disqualified" in late February and just received his letter from USMA indicating he was being considered for a waiver today.</p>
<p>The letter indicates that USMA has a 90-day waiver cycle. We hope it doesn't always take that long as that would take us to the end of May to find out whether he was qualified or not. His LOA only goes to 15 April and most of the other Colleges he has applied to want to know if he will be attending by 1 May.</p>
<p>The good news is that he is still in the running for an appointment, which certainly beats the other alternatives.</p>