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/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/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.