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hey all im new to the forum so let me first say a hi to everyone. now for the question. i am planning on joining the raf regiment but i have a rare medical condition called G6PD deficiancy. It has never caused me a problem however.

Now i can pretty much guarentee that most of you reading this would never have heard of this before its one of those things that people dont get educated on much (incuding my docter).

well im 21 now and i finally plan to make my applicatin to the raf but not sure if this will hindure me in application or not. is there anyone ot there that knows anyone in the raf with this dificiancy or who can tell me weather i can get in or not so i dont get my hopes up 2 early.

cheers
 
So let me get this right, your quack needed educating on this deficiency and you are hoping that one of the goats Harley Street witch doctors can give you the answer?

Let's see what the medicine men of the goat plus google come up with. In fact I will have a tenner on one certainty answering!!!
 
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Google was quite illuminating. Do you know what sort of G6PD you have?
(I think resistance to Malaria could be handy someplace).

Welcome to the Goat and Good Luck.
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Speak to your AFCO

Speak to your AFCO

Speak to your AFCO in the new year and ask them if you can make a medical enquiry they should give you contact details for Occupational Medicine, who will be able to tell you if you can join or not.

Good Luck
 
cheers for the answers guys. i do not know what type of g6pd i have no. what i can tell you is my version of it doesnt seem to do me any harm. braud beans i wont even touch heard they dont taste nice anyway. vitamim c i get one way or another every day. but some of the medicines i have never heard of before.

oh and the answr is ye gemarrit :P
 
busby1971 said:
Speak to your AFCO in the new year and ask them if you can make a medical enquiry they should give you contact details for Occupational Medicine, who will be able to tell you if you can join or not.

Good Luck
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Probably not... but they should either put you in touch with the CMP or take details and contact Occ Med on your behalf.....

Good Luck.

ps You can PM me and I'll cover any point you want to raise.
 
Asbach said:
Probably not... but they should either put you in touch with the CMP or take details and contact Occ Med on your behalf.....

Good Luck.

ps You can PM me and I'll cover any point you want to raise.
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However, we cannot confirm the medical credentials of anybody on e-goat.

If you want official answers then contact the AFCO (or whatever they are called today) don't take advice on an internet forum as gospel.
 
MingMong said:
However, we cannot confirm the medical credentials of anybody on e-goat.

If you want official answers then contact the AFCO (or whatever they are called today) don't take advice on an internet forum as gospel.
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Never said that I was medically Q'd..... however I'm able to give "official" answers as you put it..........
 
Asbach said:
Never said that I was medically Q'd..... however I'm able to give "official" answers as you put it..........
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My comment wasn't meant to cause offence, it is the same that I would advise anybody posting on here offering 'advice' via PM.

We do not know the credentials of 99% of people on this forum, so we want to ensure that any private advice offered may not necessarilly be the correct advice. This is why I would always recomend that somebody speak direct to their AFCO rather than take advice from an unknown person on an unofficial internet forum.
 
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