r/Airforcereserves • • 17m ago

Conversation Allergies and attaining a pilot slot.

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Hi! (15)
I’m a HS sophomore interested in the Air Force academy currently, specifically to become a fixed wing pilot and to serve my nation. I’m a bit curious though about allergy waivers and if I can be medically disqualified.

I have non anaphylactic Nut allergies, and my symptoms when eating and kind of nuts have lessened as I grew with age. I’m considering trying an Oral Food Challenge, or OIT to deal with this. Will this at all impair my chances at a pilot slot?


r/Airforcereserves • • 17h ago

Pre-BMT Zepbound use/trying to join the military

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Hey everyone. I’m trying to join the military but i have mixed thoughts about Zepbound. I’m hoping anyone can clear some of the mixed signals. So, about a year ago. I started the process of joining the Army reserves. I completed all the requirements including a great asvab score (110) across the board. Unfortunately, I was still overweight and trying to lose weight. At the moment I wasn’t following a steady workout routine and just taking Zepbound. I needed then and now to lose 60 pounds of fat to be on weight standards. Last year meps did not disqualify me but told me to get off the Zepbound and lose weight and come back in a year. My army recruiter still hasn’t contacted me a year over… I got in contact with the air force recently and told the recruiter what had happened with meps and the army. Their answer was to lose at least 40 pounds before even basic and to be at 191lbs by the time i do basic. Im still in the same weight as before because I wasn’t able to even go to the gym in the past 12 months (life). But now im back and have been sustaining a good workout routine plus diet. Im wondering if i could use zepbound to help me but i dont want to run into the same issue with meps once more. Can anyone give me sone factual clarity on how the military is handling the use glp 1’s and weight standards right now? I just want to lose weight, without Zepbound it would be more time and time is not something i have a lot of at this moment. Thank you everyone.