Hi, I'm new to this forum but I just have a couple questions. I was clinically diagnosed with a mild case of exercised-induced asthma about six months ago. I am a pilot and most of my asthmatic symptoms were a result of high-G maneuvering. I went to an MEB and was referred to an IPEB. I recently found out I was returned to duty but am awaiting to see if I am going to be C-coded. I am wondering what my chances are of staying in the cockpit and also what the chances are of still being able to deploy? If I can't fly fighter type aircraft because of my asthma, would I have a solid chance of being cleared to fly mobility aircraft? Appreciate any help/advise anyone can give me.
Exercised-Induced Asthma
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That’s more of a question for the flying community re if your condition can be wiavered and if there is a need in other airframes.
It's a bit of a cop out but once Physical Standards decides to assign a c-code or not they, and the rest of the DES process, bows out of the picture on any career or operational issues the return to duty decision drives.
I’ve worked with a handful of pilot MEBs with most being returned to duty but post MEB they go back to their worlds and I do not know much of how they worked any issues.
There are a few cases I worked were pilots were returned to duty, but remained DNIF’d and assigned to their airframe. I presume in those cases their conditions were not waiverable at all. Have you discussed with Flight Med on if exercise induced asthma is waiveralbe outside the fighter community?
It's a bit of a cop out but once Physical Standards decides to assign a c-code or not they, and the rest of the DES process, bows out of the picture on any career or operational issues the return to duty decision drives.
I’ve worked with a handful of pilot MEBs with most being returned to duty but post MEB they go back to their worlds and I do not know much of how they worked any issues.
There are a few cases I worked were pilots were returned to duty, but remained DNIF’d and assigned to their airframe. I presume in those cases their conditions were not waiverable at all. Have you discussed with Flight Med on if exercise induced asthma is waiveralbe outside the fighter community?
It is waiverable, though there is likely to be a disqualification for high performance or ejection seat aircraft. I guess I am wondering if anyone could tell me how good my chances are of being assigned ALC - C1 with a mild case of exercised-induced asthma? I feel that will make my chances of remaining in a cockpit a lot better being that as a pilot, you really aren't much of an asset to the AF if you can only fly state-side?
In all honesty I can't recall an asthma case being returned to duty without a c-code in years. However, all of my exercise induced asthma patients had exacerbations due to physical workout exercise not the physical stress of flying. I'm not sure if that would factor into Physical Standards decision or not.
If they do assign a c-code now they can revisit it if you are moving to a different aircraft. It's rare but I saw a c-code removed for asthma in a patient who was completly sysmtom free for a few years post MEB.
If they do assign a c-code now they can revisit it if you are moving to a different aircraft. It's rare but I saw a c-code removed for asthma in a patient who was completly sysmtom free for a few years post MEB.
I have exercise-induced asthmatic bronchitis, along with high-frequency hearing loss, and so have been placed on non-deployable status. I've been in the Army(reserves) for just over 2 years. I'm wondering, is there any way to get around these two problems, and how? All I want is to be a part of the US Military and to serve, but these two problems are seriously holding me back.
So if there's a way I can get around these issues, and be deployed, what do I need to do to make this happen?
So if there's a way I can get around these issues, and be deployed, what do I need to do to make this happen?