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Depression/anxiety/self harm and alcohol abuse
Posted: Thu 20 May, 2010 1:31 am
by chilled_ice18
I suffered from Depression, anxiety, self harm and i abused alcohol 4 years ago when i was 21 but im well now and i called the army office up and spoke to an army guy who said something like ' if you dont declare it we wont know about it' and then he said something like ' what happens is our doctors contact your doctors and then they decide after chatting with you' my question is should i just not declare it and if i do declare it will i automatically be disqualified from joining? i really am 100% better now and have been for some time!
Re: Depression/anxiety/self harm and alcohol abuse
Posted: Thu 20 May, 2010 6:26 am
by MSI64
Did you get any medical help for this????
If you did it will be on file with your Dr.
Your Recruiter is an ass, firstly its a matter of personal integrity, Honesty throughout your application. How would you feel if during your training/career it comes back and you have to hide the fact it has happened before???
If the Army find out at a later stage then prepare to medically discharged.
Re: Depression/anxiety/self harm and alcohol abuse
Posted: Thu 20 May, 2010 10:57 pm
by Tab
To be quite honest is the Army the job for you. If you have been treated by your doctor then it is a matter of record, so if you don't tell Army when you apply then they will more than likely throw you for making a false declaration. If you tell tell them of your problem can you give a few good reasons why they should take you on.