Medical Standards for Entry

@Ninja_Stoker are those medical conditions mentioned in the original post bars to all entry to service, or are there other roles that wouldn’t have such stringent measures?
Cheers,
Fibo

 

They are generic medical standards across the Naval Service but it's worth bearing in mind standards and regulations do change. The RN & RM sometimes operates single-service policies in some areas so the only way to be certain is to apply to the respective service and see what they declare.

The tri-service medical standards, from which each service derives their entry standards are within Section Four of the Joint Service Publication, JSP 950

 

@Ninja_Stoker Do all three services tend to follow the medical standards to the same extent? Or, as a random example, is it the case that the Royal Navy/ Royal Marines are less liberal when judging musculoskeletal injuries than the Army or RAF, despite officially using the same standards.
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They are all based on JSP950 but the RN/RM tend to be more risk averse with lower limb issues than say, the Army. ACL reconstruction being a case in point.

My understanding is it's all based on risk & cost to rehabilitate.

 

Does anyone know if this applies for a deviated septum (I’m assuming it does). Also, would the procedure to fix the deviated septum (due to a physical accident) bar/deny entry?

 

Hopefully @The guide or @CHUB! can advise.

My initial thoughts are that as long as you can use gas masks (respirators) and firefighting breathing apparatus without issue, it should be OK.

 

great, thank you.

 

What's involved in the Beighton Test? And how is it passed/graded?

 

It’s the test in which you have to duck walk and do all manner of weird movements.

Essentially it is a screening technique for hypermobility. I think it includes about 10 different movements that check elbow and knee movements along with thumb and finger movements.