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I finished writing my CFAT 3 weeks ago and have my Medical and Interview next week. I have been running and weight lifting like crazy to try and get into shape for the military for the last 2 months or so. I can easily run 3km and can lift about 60 pounds as of right now.
I am a little scared of my medical because of two reasons;
1. I am a woman, but i am not super thin. I've always been athletic and had muscle on me, but by the standards of the BMI chart, I am classified as overweight. (even though i am able to run high distances and lift quite a bit). My question is: Does this matter? will i be denied entry because my BMI doesn't fall into a "healthy" range.
2. I have had general anxiety and depression for about 11 years now, I have been on meds and was formally diagnosed about 5 years ago. My anxiety and depression have never really interfered with my daily life since starting my meds, and i would like to think i have really good control over it. I've never had an incident where i have been formed or hospitalized within our healthcare system for it. My question is: How do they gauge if you are mentally fit to be enrolled? I am going for MHR, so im not going to be going through high stressful situations like the combat trades would be going through. I did speak to my doctor about this and he didn't seem to have any concerns about my medical or about me joining, but this question has been embedded in my mind for the last 2 months.
Any help with this would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
I am a little scared of my medical because of two reasons;
1. I am a woman, but i am not super thin. I've always been athletic and had muscle on me, but by the standards of the BMI chart, I am classified as overweight. (even though i am able to run high distances and lift quite a bit). My question is: Does this matter? will i be denied entry because my BMI doesn't fall into a "healthy" range.
2. I have had general anxiety and depression for about 11 years now, I have been on meds and was formally diagnosed about 5 years ago. My anxiety and depression have never really interfered with my daily life since starting my meds, and i would like to think i have really good control over it. I've never had an incident where i have been formed or hospitalized within our healthcare system for it. My question is: How do they gauge if you are mentally fit to be enrolled? I am going for MHR, so im not going to be going through high stressful situations like the combat trades would be going through. I did speak to my doctor about this and he didn't seem to have any concerns about my medical or about me joining, but this question has been embedded in my mind for the last 2 months.
Any help with this would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!