A Pentagon memo that says a COVID-19 diagnosis “permanently” disqualifies recruits from joining the military is actually “interim guidance” and recruits who recover from the disease may still be able to get a waiver that lets them sign up, officials say.
diagnosis “permanently” disqualifies recruits from joining the military is actually “interim guidance” and recruits who have recovered from the disease may still be able to get a waiver that lets them sign up, according a defense official.The memo from the U.S.
Military Entrance Processing Command says that a “history of COVID-19, confirmed by either a laboratory test or clinician diagnosis, is permanently disqualifying.” The memo was issued Wednesday and wasAccording to the defense official, anyone who has been hospitalized would be “medically disqualified and would need a service waiver to join the military.”
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