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Assessing Fitness for Military Enlistment: Physical, Medical, and Mental Health Standards (2006)
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. "Appendix B Analysis of Waivers for Disqualifying Conditions." Assessing Fitness for Military Enlistment: Physical, Medical, and Mental Health Standards. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2006.

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Assessing Fitness for Military Enlistment: Physical, Medical, and Mental Health Standards

Medical Status

Accessions

Name

Code

No Waiver

Waiver

Army

No failure

93,986

 

All othera

88

 

3,759

Weight

54

4,105

Marijuanab

50M

575

Psychiatric

40

677

Lower extremity

34

919

Hearing

71

692

Lungs/chest

28

652

Upper extremity

33

755

Vision

62

609

Skin

38

532

Totals

 

93,986

13,275

Marine Corps

No failure

39,469

 

All othera

88

 

1,291

Weight

54

1,201

Marijuanab

50M

605

Psychiatric

40

325

Lungs/chest

28

295

Lower extremity

34

331

Hearing

71

147

Upper extremity

33

262

Skin

38

201

Vision

62

190

Totals

 

39,469

4,848

Navy

No failure

44,014

 

All othera

88

 

1,399

Weight

54

1,392

Marijuanab

50M

547

Lungs/chest

28

310

Lower extremity

34

349

Psychiatric

40

199

Hearing

71

133

Vision

62

219

Skin

38

243

Upper extremity

33

268

Totals

 

44,014

5,059

aAll other medical fail codes with N < 2000.

bPositive test at physical.

SOURCE: MIRS Summary Tabulations, Two-Year Revised Data.

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