will they take me in the air force after i have had WLS???

Thank you for your advice, I was told when I checked before that the regulation strictly prohibited any assisted weight loss for Active duty...I will check again.

While I don't know how they determine who's a candidate, I do know they do AD surgeries. I saw a slideshow that said they did a few in 2004 (it was a pretty small number - less than 10). Make an appointment with your PCM and ask the question. Good luck.

You can join the Airforce 2 ways as an enlisted person or as an Officer,"You can go in as enlisted" means you can join as a enlisted person E1-E3, E-1 means no education above High school, I think E-2 means 2 yr degree and E-3 means 4 year degree, each step E1-E? is a step-up in basic pay. E means Enlisted not an Officer. He will step up over time and after tests. This is how he will have to go in since he doesn't have a 4 yr degree. He can sign up for the GI bill(this must be done with his joining paper work) and finish his degree while in service for free (I think?) but that won't give him a pay raise(usually) what it will do is give him an oportunity to apply to become an Officer which will increase his pay and better his housing. This is difficult to do unless your supervisor loves you and puts in a good word for you and helps you get a test date and if all that works out you have to pass the test and go to basic training all over again with the Officers not the Enlisted. Some good colleges have ROTC, if he joins that program he can finish his degree for free and I think he is automaticly an Officer at graduation but agrees to 4-6 years in the military as pay back for the education. This would be the ideal way to go if it's possible because if he is an Officer as I said he will make more money and more of everything else, including retirement! I also think while in ROTC you get a small paycheck. Search the web for ROTC information at colleges. I recommend you stay on the bases for many reasons but the most is protection, incase he is a traveler and is gone alot. You will like the support of other women who's husbands may be gone too. You will have alot in common with them and develop more friendships and support on base. Good luck, I hope this cleared up the questions alittle more. It's good to get your info on line or where ever you can before you show up at the recruiter because once you do they will not let you out of there sight for along time and PS when you sign up remember you can change your home of record so you will end up where you want to be instead of where you came from (your little town). what I mean is if you ever get out of the military they send you back to where you joined unless you change your home of record. Well that is it for me I have to go now. Bye

Can anyone tell me anything about Triwest paying for plastic surgery?Requirements, etc. I am almost 10 months out and thought I would start the research. I still have 32 lbs. to goal so there is no rush. I just want to start looking around and see what Triwest will pay for. Thanks for any advice, Christie