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18 May 2011, 7:37 pm

Short answer:

Yes, you can join the U.S. military with Aspergers. HOWEVER, if you were diagnosed after the age of 18, you will need to apply for a mental health waiver, which means you're asking the military to consider you despite being disqualified.

I don't recommend lying about an official diagnosis. If you enlist and they find out, you will be discharged under "fraudulent enlistment."

Good luck.


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18 May 2011, 8:57 pm

kip wrote:
My medical was under my social security number, so I had to tell them everything. And yes, a DX of AS IS a disqualifying condition. So are depression meds, and anything for ADD.


Then I'd certainly be disqualified from joining the military.



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18 May 2011, 9:50 pm

kip wrote:
My medical was under my social security number, so I had to tell them everything. And yes, a DX of AS IS a disqualifying condition. So are depression meds, and anything for ADD.


In 1988 I told them I had ADHD they had told me not worry about it because I did so well on my military aptitude tests (ASVAB). One of the drill sargeants told me he had ADHD too.


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