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Is Renal Cell Carcinoma (kidney cancer) stage 2 disqualifying from joining the military?
I have a family member recently diagnosed with Renal Cell Carcinoma (kidney cancer) stage 2. He lost his kidney as a result. Can he still join the military? or should he forget about joining the army? Which branch will take him? He’s bilingual (English-Arabic, most dialects of the Middle East). He has a post-college degree.
What will the MEPS doctors say?
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It’s a disqualifying medical condition (http://usmilitary.about.com/od/joiningthemilitary/a/urinary.htm ). Whether the Army would waive the disqualification depends on the doctor’s examination and recommendation.
He might still be able to join with a waiver. He needs to talk to a recruiter and be completely honest. I know lots of people that have joined with medical problems in the past (although none with cancer). As long as he is health now and has been for a long time, I don’t see why it would be a problem.
Current absence of a kidney is disqualifying for entry into the armed forces. The source below is the medical standard for this condition.
Why not look into other federal jobs that would gladly take him as an arabic linguist? There is obviously a large and growing emphasis on recruiting those who speak any of the many arabic dialects at all levels of govt. There are even civilian linguists that work with the military at all levels in translating/transcribing/intelligence etc. CIA, FBI, Homeland Security etc would probably all be possibilities.