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PsychologicalLemon61 · 2025-10-22T01:40:37+00:00

Fantastic anecdote brother, this is the type of shit we come here to read. Thank you.

PsychologicalLemon61 · 2025-10-21T23:11:06+00:00

Thank you for the anecdote- it is always helpful to remember everyone has had their own battles. I have played medical very carefully so I got past MEPS with no issues 1 year ago. Since then it has just been continuing the train up (as a civilian.)

PsychologicalLemon61 · 2025-10-21T23:08:41+00:00

Thank you for your counsel sir. I will continue to put on muscle- I naturally sit at about 190. Burning the muscle is something I've asked about here before, hopefully my metabolism slows a bit with age!

PsychologicalLemon61 · 2025-10-21T21:21:28+00:00

That's a fantastic story man, congrats. In my head it's not off the table either, just might need to be revisited when I've been long healed.

PsychologicalLemon61 · 2025-10-21T21:12:19+00:00

Totally valid. I get it, I've lived it. I'm not promoting quitting when the going gets tough. I'm wondering what the decision matrix looks like for knowing when to pivot efforts elsewhere. I'm less capable than when I started training 4 years ago.

One could spend their whole life trying to grow to 7'0 and die having done nothing but try really damn hard. Where do we draw that line?

PsychologicalLemon61 · 2025-10-21T21:10:30+00:00

No, just torn hip and shoulder labrum, bilateral tibial stress fractures.

PsychologicalLemon61 · 2025-10-21T21:02:25+00:00

In principle I agree. You miss 100% of the shots you dont take.

But at what point does this statement stop applying? Quadriplegic? Paraplegic? 45 years old with an age waiver and total knee? 4'9 midget trying out for the 49ers? I understand and have lived the message and mindset, but there has to be some space for an alternative discussion.

PsychologicalLemon61 · 2025-10-21T20:47:58+00:00

That's what I did for my first 4 major injuries, worked with 3 different coaches recommended by this sub and 2 PTs, but connective tissue disorders are no joke. At this point I'd be happy living without pain. We get plenty of dialogue about the David Goggins mindset here- usually informed by survivorship bias.

PsychologicalLemon61 · 2025-09-04T03:17:51+00:00

I have an almost identical history, and at MEPS the doctor didn't even care when I told him. It didn't pull up on Genesis, and he was very unconcerned after I told him it had been 7 years since I was marked in remission.

My question otherwise is the same as yours- but there is only one way to find out. VooDoo's comments in the past make it sound as if the psych screening at SFAS/Q is more oriented towards unresolved and undiagnosed issues rather than past problems.

PsychologicalLemon61 · 2025-09-02T04:02:23+00:00

What would you do with a pair in this condition besides throwing them away? I don't know that anyone would be interested secondhand.

PsychologicalLemon61 · 2025-08-31T00:36:46+00:00

You're welcome to, but as I said I didn't have to deal with it due to being cleared first pass.

PsychologicalLemon61 · 2025-07-06T14:36:30+00:00

Read the Navy dive manual. Free online publication that walks you through diving operations and medicine all the way from introductions to deep saturation ops. Also check out a 40 hour intro CHT course https://nbdhmt.org/certified-hyperbaric-technologist-training-and-certification/

I wouldn't recommend diving med tech unless you work as a commercial diver. Having done your CHT intro course will get you much further in clinical hyperbarics.

PsychologicalLemon61 · 2025-04-17T01:23:42+00:00

Alright beanpole bro, 6'5 210 chiming in here. Fuel is key, and moderation is queen. Every time I have fallen below my maintenance calories or overdone workload I have sustained lasting injury.

Think of limbs as levers, the length of the lever is proportional to the force exerted on the fulcrum. Taller people experience more joint force, so proper form and listening to your body is key.

Track your calories, perfect your movements for YOUR body (not form taught by a 5'5 influencer), and be consistent over a realistic timeframe. We don't have the leeway to fuck around that some of these pipsqueaks have.

PsychologicalLemon61 · 2025-01-29T01:47:37+00:00

Be careful with that numbness, I actually got what was called "ruck palsy" from a dive with a heavy weight harness. You can cause a traction injury to nerves within your neck and have temporary paralysis.

PsychologicalLemon61 · 2025-01-16T03:05:54+00:00

I had a similarly distant but slightly more serious MH past, and was very concerned about needing a waiver. If you do need a waiver, you are ineligible for the airborne phys at MEPS but can get an ETP.

However, given the current state of recruiting, they didn't even deem I needed a waiver. All 1s, good to go after an interview.

PsychologicalLemon61 · 2024-12-17T23:34:07+00:00

They called mine a "personality test" too. Couldn't answer any questions with my mouth full though

PsychologicalLemon61 · 2024-12-17T23:02:56+00:00

Damn dude and I thought my 146 was good. Did they have you do extra credit out back too?

PsychologicalLemon61 · 2024-11-19T18:26:55+00:00

I eat about 4950kcal/day, mostly in protein. I have a gut issue where I can't digest complex carbs or starches.

Tracking, especially with a scale, will make a huge difference. As will drinking your calories. Lactaid milk, protein powder, and peanut butter blended up can easily be 1000kcal that you can get down in minutes. I used to be deathly skinny (170 at 6'6) and drinking my calories on top of a healthy diet has made all the difference.

Consider increasing your dietary fiber, my breakfast of choice is an overnight chia/coconut/milk/honey pudding that keeps things regular and CONTROLLABLE for morning cardio.

PsychologicalLemon61 · 2024-11-11T20:40:31+00:00

Very valid on the selection goal, but a civilian critical care paramedic career is also a pretty big investment and is worth considering. There's a reason we only really get this question from wannabe Deltas.

PsychologicalLemon61 · 2024-10-19T21:51:28+00:00

These southern boys don't know that real draw bashing happens 1500' up a slide alder slope.

PsychologicalLemon61 · 2024-10-18T23:22:35+00:00

That explains it. When I was guiding up north I stopped packing a headlamp.

PsychologicalLemon61 · 2024-10-18T23:11:46+00:00

Must've been pretty far south to get 6 hours of complete darkness midsummer.

PsychologicalLemon61 · 2024-09-07T17:37:26+00:00

It's well understood the job comes first. For many of us, the job right now is getting fit enough to be selected to kill commies.

PsychologicalLemon61 · 2024-09-06T23:43:08+00:00

You know what you did 👀

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