Custom made shoe inserts question

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Custom made shoe inserts question

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Hello Rangers, I have a question about a past medical problem I had a few years ago. I just wanted to run this question by y'all before I ask my recruiter about the situation. In the eighth grade I landed on another kids foot while playing basketball and hurt the arch of my foot. I went to the the Podiatrist and he made me custom inserts, but within about two weeks after getting the inserts the pain went away on it's own (I didn't even wear the inserts :shock: ). For the next 7 years I would have literally no pain in my foot. My question is this; would the inserts that were made for me disqualify me from an Option 40 contract? If so, could I possibly lie about them and get away with it?
No way in hell am I letting something like this get in my way.

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No problem. If you do not wear inserts, don't worry about it. I've worn inserts for years.
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Ranger Jim,
Perfect! Thank you very much for the quick reply!
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And if your go fasters "get" fucked up, you can get new orthotics from the Army. I've had 'em since '08.
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Probably not a good idea to ask publicly if you should lie about something while trying to enter the service. Might want to re-think that one.
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