Can I join the U.S. Army Reserve with asthma?

I wouldn't recommend you join. We had a guy that lied about his asthma, got in. Never showed any problems running or anything. However, when we made it to Iraq and summer hit, he almost died on mission from an asthma attack. read more

When a person joins the military, regardless of branch, medical history is part of the enlistment process. In addition to providing a detailed medical history, the recruit must also undergo a thorough medical exam by a physician at MEPS (Military Entrance Processing Station). read more

Tagged as: asthma in the Army, enlist in the Army About the author: Stacey is an Army wife of a soldier who joined in 2003. He has since been medically retired but she continues to provide information to Army wives and families to make their adjustment to the Army lifestyle easier. read more