Army applicants with autism spectrum disorders are automatically disqualified, per Defense Department accession policy, though sometimes medical enlistment waivers are granted after a visit to a DoD behavioral health consultant, according to Ferguson. After being turned down by Navy recruiters over his autism diagnosis , which dates back to , Garrison Horsley was contacted by an Army recruiter out of Twin Falls, Idaho.
Horsley warned the recruiter, Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Gaunya, that he was previously unable to enlist and said that he had high-functioning autism in a series of text messages provided to Army Times.
But the recruiter encouraged Horsley to call him rather than text further, Horsley said in a phone interview given while he waits as a hold-over at Fort Jackson. Horsley added that he never disclosed his diagnosis or anxiety medication during his visits to Military Entrance Processing Command, and the doctors never brought it up, even though it was documented in his civilian medical records. How are you going to get through push-ups and pull-ups.
Garrison Horsley's texts document him telling his recruiter about his autism diagnosis. Courtesy photo. A passenger-filled sedan rolled violently against a dirt median, abruptly halted on its roof and blocked oncoming traffic on the interstate. Master Sgt. Due to his application of military training and a unique diagnosis, Norwitz safely extracted the occupants of the vehicle, led victims away from the wreckage and redirected the flow of traffic.
Norwitz, 5th Combat Communications Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of Operations Planning, attributed his heroic acts to his military training and neurodiversity. He said because of his ability to remove emotion from a situation, he is able to see a clear series of targets, tasks and creative solutions whenever an issue arises.
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Serving in the military is both an honor and a service to those who volunteer in this great country of the United States of America. However, many potential volunteers are disqualified for various reasons, thus the reason for my letter. I am a year-old man with a four-year college degree in history from Stony Brook University with high-functioning autism.
I have been rejected by the Army three times outright just from disclosing my diagnosis. I was also rejected by the Marine Corps twice after disclosing my medical records.
This is a personal fight for me, but this is also a fight for other people with high-functioning autism. For far too long, our right to serve and fight has been denied on the grounds of our disorder — we are so much more than that. I was even told by one of my recruiters to hide my diagnosis by not mentioning it.
This is wrong. Functioning widely varies from totally non-verbal to highly qualified and fully functioning individuals.
Openly allowing those with autism to serve would raise standing for those in the autism community. Autism rates are currently at 1 in 40 births in the United States, and the rates are even increasing.
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