Born with Only One Kidney

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Born with Only One Kidney

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Hi all, this is my first post here so I hope I'm doing this right.

I was born with only one kidney. It has never caused me any problems at all, and I have be fit and healthy all of my life.

Is this an automatic DQ from the all armed services? What about the Rangers?

Also, I've had ADD in the past but haven't been on medication for two years or so. I read somewhere that having ADD in the past was not a problem, as long as you hadn't taken medication for in in more than a year. Can anyone shed some light on this?
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see the first sticky
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Re: Born with Only One Kidney

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Klunk wrote:Hi all, this is my first post here so I hope I'm doing this right.

I was born with only one kidney. It has never caused me any problems at all, and I have be fit and healthy all of my life.

Is this an automatic DQ from the all armed services? What about the Rangers?

Also, I've had ADD in the past but haven't been on medication for two years or so. I read somewhere that having ADD in the past was not a problem, as long as you hadn't taken medication for in in more than a year. Can anyone shed some light on this?
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Leatherneck wrote:You have 2 kidneys because 20 million years of human development, chasing large, dangerous aggressive mastodons around on the Savannah, selected for people with two so you could survive with trauma to one.

I recommend medical school. Do you have any idea how much you'll get laid as a doctor? You don't even have to have a dick.

Good luck.
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And Trust me, If you go to First Bn and get drunk enough, sooner or later you will find yourself chasing large, dangerous aggressive mastodons around Savannah.
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bustedkidney wrote:And Trust me, If you go to First Bn and get drunk enough, sooner or later you will find yourself chasing large, dangerous aggressive mastodons around Savannah.
Hahahaha. Funny.

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