I just thought I would post some info we received from the local Army 
recruiter regarding the use of ritalin, dexidrine, etc by an individual and 
its relationship to acceptance for enlistment in any of the military 
rvices.
In a nutshell, if an individual has taken any of these medicines after the 
age of 12, he/she is automatically disqualified from military service.  These 
meds are considered mind altering drugs by the services.
The San Antonio Express (mid Nov) and the Dayton Daily News (mid Dec) both 
carried the same article on this subject.  In addition to the automatic 
disqualification, the article implied that the military considered people 
with ADHD as undesirable recruits, as they were considered training problems.
This has put my teenager in a bit of a tizzy, as he has his heart set on 
enlisted in the Army and taking advantage of the educational benefits after 
his term of service is over.  Short of lying, I don't see any way around 
this. (we do not advocate lying on official documents btw :-* )
I remember that there was a thread going on this a while back...wanted to get 
the "straight poop" out.
Cheers,
Lucy 
... Your Sacred cow is my next Big Mac!
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