2020 Election

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(09-29-2020, 06:01 PM)Nately120 Wrote: Well he still ain't no fortunate son!  But on a serious note is that chronic or just draft dodging?

Well, asthma can be definitively diagnosed with objective testing in most cases and can definitely be disqualifying for military service permanently. “Bone spurs” on the other hand, in and of themselves aren’t disqualifying for military service. Bone spurs are usually related to another medical condition such as plantar fasciitis. Approximately, 80% of calcaneal bone spurs are asymptomatic. In the remaining 20%, PF can be disqualifying for military service temporarily which is usually weeks to months. Since bone spurs are degenerative in nature, you don’t see them very often in the 18-22 y/o demographic.

TLDR, it’s a helluva lot easier to fake bone spurs than asthma.