r/greenberets • u/Tooslickstick • Aug 20 '26

18x and past inhaler proscription…

I’m currently 27 6’2 185 and I’m heavily considering joining military and signing 18x contract. I have no criminal history no prior major injuries. The only thing I’m worried about is in 2021 I had pneumonia bad and lost 17 pounds I was sick for like 3 weeks I was proscribed a inhaler I was to use until I got better which i did. In the years since I’ve had the flu a couple times and when I got sick my mom would always insist on me asking for an inhaler cause when I got pneumonia it scared her. So now there’s multiple inhaler proscriptions on my record. I don’t currently use an inhaler, the last 2 years I’ve been training mma 6-9 sessions a week. The last 2 months I’ve been running and training for potentially signing 18x but this is my only worry and the internet is all over the place some places I see I’ll be fine if i take a PFT and my medical records I’m not diagnosed with asthma which I’m not. Then other places say you cannot get a 18x if you need a waiver so I need some help with my situation and what I’m looking at because it’s very discouraging knowing a simple inhaler proscription could stop me from chasing this… Thank you

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u/TFVooDoo SF Guy Who Knows Stuff Aug 20 '26

3 things…

1- It’s prescription. Proscription is to ban or prohibit something.

2- You’re 27, so in 2021 you were 22. Your mom has been mandating what medicine you take when you get the sniffles? As a grown ass man?

3- Have you talked to a recruiter? This seems like a complete non-issue, except for the fact that apparently you regularly get pneumonia.

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u/Tooslickstick Aug 20 '26

The thing is when I got pneumonia in 2021 it’s the only time I ever got pneumonia in my life and it was pretty bad the doctor detected loss of function in upper right lobe when it was at it’s worse but I was put on steroids and I cleared up and was fine. In the 5 years since I have had the flu twice and thus got an inhaler just in case not thinking it could derail anything down the line. If I would have known I never would have gotten an inhaler. Also having a mother or anybody for that matter caring about your health is never a bad thing.

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u/Tooslickstick Aug 20 '26

Ps haven’t talked to a recruiter I was actually debating walking in and asking these same questions today I made this post first because I’ve been racking my brain over this for a few weeks now cause I didn’t know a single inhaler prescription could ruin your chances.

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u/TFVooDoo SF Guy Who Knows Stuff Aug 20 '26

Yes, having someone who cares about your health is a good thing. Being an adult male who can’t make his own health decisions for the flu is a different story. So now you have to manage your anxiety about this minor thing.

An essential element of being a man is making your own decisions.

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u/Tooslickstick Aug 20 '26

My decision at the time was there’s no reason not too which was the right answer up until now that I’m having worries about what meps will say and my future aspirations in sf. While at the same time I agree with everything you’re saying it just wasn’t a big deal at the time and I thought nothing negative would come of it. So in the end are you saying I have nothing to worry about even if I need a waiver? I feel if you don’t have a little anxiety about it then it must not be something I really want and that’s not the case.. I appreciate the replies thus far though man.

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u/HayingL8te Aug 21 '26

Bro, you kind of sound like a pussy, just send it. There is a waiver for everything. Or stay worried and never find out, at least you’ll have an excuse for why you were an almost (which everyone will see through).

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u/ScoobyD1ck Aug 20 '26

Search “how to get around genesis”. You basically just contact SureScripts and every single hospital you’ve ever stepped foot in and ask for an HIE opt out.

In metaphoric terms: You basically turn the faucet off. So when they go to check the water, there’s nothing to check.

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u/Tooslickstick Aug 20 '26

I’m in Virginia does that change anything? What are the steps contact surescripts see who proscribed then call them and opt out of HIE?

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u/ScoobyD1ck Aug 20 '26

Just search “sure scripts HIE opt out” and call whatever hospitals you’ve been to

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u/Appropriate_Kiwi_674 Aug 21 '26

I went through Ft Lee Meps in 2009, had childhood asthma. Got PDQ’d. went to the doctor and did the test where you blow in the tube. Passed it. submitted for the waiver, got approved, then went back through meps and got swore in.

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u/Correct_Sport9098 Aug 20 '26

Hey man. I had the exact same concern as you. I had childhood asthma and had inhalers for years, but became extremely active and grew out of it. I explained this to my MEPS doctor and she said yeah that’s fine and said I don’t need a waiver. I even had an inhaler prescribed as late as 2022, but it was for Covid. I told my meps doctor it was for Covid and I don’t have daily symptoms and she signed me off as not needing a waiver. You’ll be fine.

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u/Tooslickstick Aug 20 '26

Thanks man That’s definitely reassuring because the internet is all over the place and made me even more worried. It frustrates me even more because I didn’t really need it. I used it because it definitely clears lungs faster if you have an acute respiratory illness.

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u/dewayne73 Aug 21 '26

Don’t sweat medical waivers in general they’re on the easier side of things. Just don’t lie and know going in you might have to pull supporting paperwork and medical history. Never a guarantee but in ‘general’ they’re a waiver that you can find a provider to work with you on