Scoliosis

[angelicat]

I was researching scoliosis a bit online and found this excerpt on Wikipedia's entry for scoliosis:

"The most notable limitation of spinal fusions is that patients who have undergone surgery for scoliosis are ineligible for military service in the United States."

:/

Oh well, I guess. :(

Comments

[blazer1000]

Whyyyyy would you ever want to do that?

I mean, maybe in a non-combat role, but fuck being sent off to aid in the death of people when you're not even entirely sure they're wrong. Or when it's a fight we don't belong in. Or any other number of stupid-ass things that get people killed for pointless reasons.

[angelicat]

Come on now, you should know me better than that! :) I've always been a .. fan of the military, I guess you could say. I really feel like the structure of the military would be hugely beneficial to my growth as a person. I was never planning on being a "grunt", in any case. My preference would be AIr Force or Navy, working with aircraft of some sort, or possibly intelligence/counter-intelligence. It's the sort of thing that makes me tear up whenever I think about how I can't have it. I've wanted to be in the military since I was a kid (and my dad had little to do with this), and that hasn't lessened as I've gotten older.

[blazer1000]

I get that. I entertained thoughts of Navy service myself several times (the notion of commanding my own ship was enormously appealing). I can't conscientiously do it now, though -- the idea that I might be called in to fight/support fighting a war that I not only don't believe in, but actively oppose, is revolting to me.

[angelicat]

See, is it bad that I don't feel strongly for or against the war? I feel like I should, but it's just not one of those things I can bring myself to care about.