There is no limit on the number, but there comes a point of potential diminishing returns for the Services …. what kind of waivers are we talking about? Any waiver needed can negatively impact a candidate.

A moral waiver is an action by United States armed forces officials to accept, for induction into one of the military services, a recruit who is in one or more of a list of otherwise disqualifying situations.

Waivers can come quickly, or they can take a long time. A lot of it depends on your initiative and how well you are qualified otherwise. High ASVAB scores, a willingness to choose from several different jobs and keeping in regular contact with your recruiter can affect the waiver process.

Waiver approval was relatively consistent from year to year, ranging from 54 percent to 63 percent. Most recently, in FY 2019, of the 6,317 enlisted recruits who were disqualified, 47 percent requested a waiver, and 54 percent of those applicants were granted a waiver.

There is no limit on the number, but there comes a point of potential diminishing returns for the Services …. what kind of waivers are we talking about? Any waiver needed can negatively impact a candidate.

In many cases, ineligible applicants will not be able to join the Army. However, in some situations, the Army will issue waivers in order to allow potential recruits to join, despite being otherwise ineligible.

Because the National Guard Bureau is considered its own Defense Department component, applicants have another “chance” with the Army or Air National Guard as well. Thus, you may have five to seven chances at receiving a medical waiver.