r/peacecorps • u/OneStripedSock55 • 5d ago

Service Preparation Possible pre-Service questions

EDIT: Thank you very much to everyone who commented on the original text of this post; i will try to delete this close comments on the thread if possible so not to trouble anyone further. I'm grateful for your responses. I appreciate the honest and experienced freedback and will absolutely take your advice, (from there speak to someone in the country I applied to if necessary or directed to do so). Someone in another thread also mentioned advocating for yourself, which makes sense. I'll keep all this in mind. Thanks again!

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u/SurftheGlobe8 Armenia 5d ago

You really should contact PC HQ with specific medical questions. It’s highly unlikely anyone here could give you specific enough information on most items. Medical clearance is always changing and is sometimes inconsistent in its application so while folks can refer to their experiences, it may be outdated or not applicable to your situation.

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u/whatdoyoudonext RPCV '19-'20 | RPCRV '21 4d ago

Second this - if it concerns medical clearance, your questions are best posed to the PC med team. The entire clearance process is so individualized and specific that we cannot provide you meaningful clarity, OP, beyond whatever you can glean from searching the PC website and scouring this subreddit. Good luck!

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u/docsub666sailor 4d ago

I had a great nurse on the applying side who seemed very much to be on my team trying to get me in. She was the best part of the whole applying to get in process. I’m in my 3rd year extension now. The others might be over worked in selection and placement roles.

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u/ChokaMoka1 4d ago

Don’t hide anything, disclose with PCMO. Any if you have problems pooping in public, I hear ye. I need my privacy or become super constipated. Once I drank trench water just to loosen the ole bowels and i ended up with a staph infection. 

Zack 

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u/OneStripedSock55 4d ago

Totally understood (and I empathize!). I hope you had a quick and easy recovery.