Childhood Asthma Letter

To the Honorable Beto O’Rourke,

Good day sir, I hope all is going well for you. I’m writing to you because I wish to ask for your

assistance with getting my re-enlistment code changed. A few months back, I was separated from the

Air Force due to the belief that I was still affected by childhood asthma. When I first enlisted, I brought

up the childhood asthma to the recruiter and I said that I haven’t had any symptoms since the age of 10

or used my rescue inhaler since I was 7, he stated I would be fine and wouldn’t need a waiver to

continue the process since it was before the age of 13. I completed the recruitment process, went to

basic and was pulled out of my third week of training and was told that my training is frozen until further

notice.
After hearing all of this, she said “Since your medical record

doesn’t state that the incident wasn’t asthma related, we’re still going to have to separate you.” I was

given the option to fight my case to stay in, to which I accepted and was told to create a rebuttal. I

waited 2 months until I finally lost my case, which resulted in my separation. However, the day before I

was discharged, I was reassured by a different Major that I would be able to re-enlist with no problem,

which was confirmed by multiple officers and instructors. I was told I had to wait a minimum of 6

months and the only thing I would need to do is apply for a waiver, or I could wait 2 years. I decided to

wait 6 months and apply for a waiver. I was told by my recruiter that if I wanted to make the process go

easier and smoother, I need to get a clearance letter from my doctor. I did so and recently tried re-

enlisting, only to find out that my re-enlistment code on my DD 214 says “4C”, which prevents me from

re-enlisting in any branch of service. I told my recruiter and asked him what it needed to say and he said

a 1 and a 3, which means I’d be eligible for re-enlistment