Posted on Feb 7, 2021

How would having my wisdom teeth removed impact my desire to enlist?

Raul Sanchez

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I see people saying to wait until after recruitment to remove wisdom teeth however my wisdom tooth erupted with a cavity already inside of it and impacted, so my question was if I tried to join the military with my tooth like this would I be stopped and if I do choose to get it pulled how long would I have to wait before I can join?

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Posted 4 y ago

Get it done now. Eliminate the problem before it's a problem.

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SFC Kelly Fuerhoff

Posted 4 y ago

Since you have an issue already, get it done now so it doesn't get worse and does cause you from enlisting.

I had my wisdom teeth pulled when I had 3 years in on AD. I got 4 days of quarters. Light duty for 10 days. That was it. So you're looking at 2 weeks recovery. You just can't eat solids for a good 2-3 weeks or so. That's really all it is. It won't stop you from enlisting.

Have you talked to a recruiter about this?

People probably say wait if you can until after you are AD because then you don't have to pay for it. But if it's a problem, sooner than later is better.

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Raul Sanchez

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yeah, at the end of the day it is for the best to just get them pulled now i just remember reading somewhere that if you do get wisdom teeth surgery you can't enlist for six months? and i got paranoid thank you very much for the response

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