Hello, i have searched the existing threads but none of the previous posts on this subject seem to relate to me.
I have just been turned down at my RAF Medical on the grounds that i had a very mild bout of depression that happend 9 years ago.
I was honest in my medical and my own GP who sent a report to the examiner did get some facts wrong (of which i viewed and corrected via numerous letters prior to submission).
I've been trying seriously to join the RAF for about 18months now but along the path things kept preventing me from progressing now only to be told there is a very high posibility that i will never be able to join :'(
I appreciate that due to cutbacks they can be picky about who they accept but i intend to appeal against the decision as this is what i want for my life, everyone who knows me knows what this means to me and how hard ive worked to get to this point.
The examining GP said he would have had no problem passing me as in his personal and professional view everything checks out and he could see that i was a strong willed person, but due to protocol he had to say no.
My question is, who knows what the process of appeal is, what are my chances of a successful appeal and does anyone have any tips on how to succeed? I need as much help as i can get and i really hope i can get my chance to stand before a board at Cranwell and plead my case.
Thanks