These should be all questions that your recruiter can clear up.
But from my contact with 19th group in Utah:
- I was told that if I fail SFAS I can attend again, as many times as I would like, provided that I don't get a drop from SFAS that says I can't return.
- If you fail selection or Q course you'll go back to a slot in your state where they have room. This could be with a support group. If you're put in a non support group you could transfer to a support group provided they have a slot for your MOS/grade and your CoC allows it.
As for your other questions:
- Have you had surgery/other medical work on your shoulder? If so you'll likely need to get a MEPS your medical data and may need a waiver. The more important question however is - does this give you pain? Will your shoulder stand-up when you're massively over-trained and fatigued? I also have some rotator cuff issues from years of weight-lifting without doing mobility work. Part of my train-up is spending time everyday to stretch and do shoulder rehab exercises so that it won't degenerate into a serious problem in training. It's going to take me probably a year of doing this before I feel confident that it's resolved. Mobility issues can take a long time to correct so I'd start on it ASAP.
- From everything I've read you need to be completely off medications before you can ship off and likely they'll want you to be off meds for a year plus before they'll pass you at MEPS. Again, your recruiter would know best, but that's the info I've gathered from across the net.
-
These should be all questions that your recruiter can clear up.
But from my contact with 19th group in Utah:
- I was told that if I fail SFAS I can attend again, as many times as I would like, provided that I don't get a drop from SFAS that says I can't return.
- If you fail selection or Q course you'll go back to a slot in your state where they have room. This could be with a support group. If you're put in a non support group you could transfer to a support group provided they have a slot for your MOS/grade and your CoC allows it.
[*]As for your other questions:
- Have you had surgery/other medical work on your shoulder? If so you'll likely need to get a MEPS your medical data and may need a waiver. The more important question however is - does this give you pain? Will your shoulder stand-up when you're massively over-trained and fatigued? I also have some rotator cuff issues from years of weight-lifting without doing mobility work. Part of my train-up is spending time everyday to stretch and do shoulder rehab exercises so that it won't degenerate into a serious problem in training. It's going to take me probably a year of doing this before I feel confident that it's resolved. Mobility issues can take a long time to correct so I'd start on it ASAP.
- From everything I've read you need to be completely off medications before you can ship off and likely they'll want you to be off meds for a year plus before they'll pass you at MEPS. Again, your recruiter would know best, but that's the info I've gathered from across the net.
[*]
The recruiter told me that he will catch up with me in a couple of months and provide more in-depth details regarding some of the stuff that I asked that includes the medication and my condition.
- I never had surgery but I'm thinking about getting one because I feel it has affected my left lat and triceps muscle as well. I have destroyed left shoulder in the past couple of years with heavy workouts and not recuperating properly. Repetitive movements make it painful, which I assume will lead me to an absolute failure if I go for the assessment.
Thanks a lot for the thorough information and the advice.