Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com h. Current or history of congenital anomalies of heart and great vessels (746), except for corrected patent ductus arteriosus, are disqualifying. 2–19. Vascular system a. Current or history of abnormalities of the arteries and blood vessels (447), including, but not limited to aneurysms (442), atherosclerosis (440), or arteritis (446), are disqualifying. b. Current or history of hypertensive vascular disease (401) is disqualifying.
Elevated blood pressure defined as the average of three consecutive sitting blood pressure measurements separated by at least 10 minutes, diastolic greater than 90 mmHg or three consecutive systolic pressure measurements greater than 140 mmHg is disqualifying (796.2). c. History of pulmonary (415) or systemic embolization (444) is disqualifying. d. Current or history of peripheral vascular disease (443), including, but not limited to diseases such as Raynaud’s Disease (443.0) is disqualifying. e.
Current or history of venous diseases, including but not limited to, recurrent thrombophlebitis (451), thromboph- lebitis during the preceding year, or any evidence of venous incompetence, such as large or symptomatic varicose veins, edema, or skin ulceration (454), is disqualifying. 2–20. Height The causes for disqualification are: a. Men: Height below 60 inches or over 80 inches is disqualifying. b. Women: Height below 58 inches or over 80 inches is disqualifying. 2–21. Weight a. Army applicants for initial appointment as commissioned officers (to include appointment as commissioned warrant officers) must meet the standards of AR 600–9.
Body fat composition is used as the final determinant in evaluating an applicant’s acceptability when the weight exceeds that listed in the weight tables. b. All other applicants must meet the standards of tables 2-l and 2–2. Body fat composition is used as the final determinant in evaluating an applicant’s acceptability when the weight exceeds that listed in the weight tables. 2–22. Body build The cause for rejection for appointment, enlistment, and induction is deficient muscular development that would interfere with the completion of required training. 2–23. Lungs, chest wall, pleura, and mediastinum a. Current abnormal elevation of the diaphragm, either side, is disqualifying.
Any nonspecific abnormal findings on radiological and other examination of body structure, such as lung field (793.1), or other thoracic or abdominal organ (793.2), is disqualifying. b. Current abscess of the lung or mediastinum (513) is disqualifying. c. Current or history of acute infectious processes of the lung, including but not limited to viral pneumonia (480), pneumococcal pneumonia (481), bacterial pneumonia (482), pneumonia other specified (483), pneumonia infectious disease classified elsewhere (484), bronchopneumonia organism unspecified (485), pneumonia organism unspecified (486), are disqualifying until cured. d.
Asthma (493), including reactive airway disease, exercise-induced bronchospasm or asthmatic bronchitis, reliably diagnosed and symptomatic after the 13th birthday, is disqualifying. Reliable diagnostic criteria may include any of the following elements: substantiated history of cough, wheeze, chest tightness, and/or dyspnea that persists or recurs over a prolonged period of time, generally more than 12 months. e. Current bronchitis (490), acute or chronic, symptoms over 3 months occurring at least twice a year (491), is disqualifying. f. Current or history of bronchiectasis (494) is disqualifying. g.
Current or history of bronchopleural fistula (510) unless resolved with no sequelae is disqualifying. h. Current or history of bullous or generalized pulmonary emphysema (492) is disqualifying. i. Current chest wall malformation (754), including, but not limited to pectus excavatum (754.81), or pectus carinatum (754.82), if these conditions interfere with vigorous physical exertion, is disqualifying. j. History of empyema (510) is disqualifying. k. Current pulmonary fibrosis (515) from any cause producing respiratory symptoms is disqualifying. l. Current foreign body in lung, trachea, or bronchus (934) is disqualifying. m. History of lobectomy (P32.4) is disqualifying. n.
Current or history of pleurisy with effusion (511.9) within the previous 2 years is disqualifying. o. Current or history of pneumothorax (512) occurring during the year preceding examination, if due to trauma or 12 AR 40–501 • 14 December 2007