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Evan
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is there any medic‘s that have delt with pectus excovutom, and would it hurt my atempt to get into the infantry. :warstory:
ʞɔoɹɯɐɥs said:I anticipate the overwhelming response to your medical question will be to speak to a doctor. There are a few medical professionals on the site, but for the most part we are laymen unable to comment. I doubt even the medics will venture to answer. I trust you understand the reason behind this.
As for your desire to operate specific platforms, as a reservist, your options are limited. LAV 3's are used chiefly, though not exclusively, by the infantry. However, I believe there are no reserve units operating them. Leopard's are most definitely the domain of regular armour crewman.
Do not despair. There are several class b and c positions that can see reservists operating these vehicles; these can be at Schools or deployments.
AJSangster said:For the past 6 months I have played it back and fourth in my head, thousands of times over. Recently I have been seriously considering the reserves for a multitude of reasons that range from personal development to helping defend my fantastic country, Canada . I am 17 years of age, and am currently not in school (though, I hope I can get back in). I am thinking of joining after I finish my education, and I would like to know what peoples opinions are on the reserves and what a standard training session would be like. My grades in math were quite average, never exceeding 70%, but I have had good grades in English and Social. I am not positive on what I would like to do in the reserves, but I have always wanted to operate a LAV 3 or a Leopard 2 as an armoured soldier. If that is not possible, I would also enjoy being an Infantry soldier.
In August of 2010 I had surgery in my chest, in which they placed two bars to "reconstruct" my chest (I had a condition called Pectus Excavatum), and to increase my ability to take in oxygen (which was about 1/3 off of normal). The bars get left in for 3 years then get taken out through a small day surgery. At my current state, I am able to walk, run, carry heavy loads and I can even workout just fine without any (or minimal) pain. I am not sure what the military's stance is on this, and help would be much appreciated and thanked.