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joining the army with past MH issues

Hi, ive heard that the requirements for the army , regarding mental health, are a case by case basis? Can anyone give me any advice on if i might be accepted based on my health?

so im 15 years old and i want to start applying for AFC harrowgate soon . But i struggled with anxiety since i was 7/8 years old and depression since i was around 10. I did attempt to take my own life twice when i was 14 . this was the result of anti depressant side effects and ongoing physical abuse. I was in the hospital for a few hours but i wasnt sectioned or anything like that. I am , currently, on a different anti depressant and i am getting much better . Hopefully i will be coming off it in the next couple weeks. So, upon joining AFC Harrowgate i would be off medication and discharged from CAMHS.

If anyone has had a similar experience and applied to the army can you pls let me know .Thanks
Long and short blunt general rule of most roles is you need to be able to be deployed and not need the medication, the diagnosis isnt the issue in the same way this is. But it needs proper advice lad

https://jobs.army.mod.uk/how-to-join/can-i-apply/medical/

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