Enlistment-Ending Minor Malaise: Difference between revisions

If the setting is during a state of total warfare, this can avoid implying the character is [[Draft Dodging]]. This can be a case of [[Informed Flaw]]. A [[Ruptured Appendix]] is a medical condition with no real long term consequence, though generally won't qualify for this. Some vision problems are still disqualifying from service even if they [[Blind Without'Em|can be corrected with the right prescription lens]]. [[w:|Flat feetFlat feet]] is the classic [[Stealth Pun|impediment]] to enlistment, in part because of [[Inherently Funny words|how ridiculous it sounds]].

* Owen Pitt of ''[[Monster Hunter International]]'' was raised to be a perfect soldier by his decorated veteran father {{spoiler|who knew from his ownow encounters with the supernatural that one of his sons was doomed to be central to the battle against [[Eldritch Abomination|the great old ones]]}}. When it came time to enlist, Owen was rejected for childhood asthma (which he no longer has) and flatfoot. Effectively free of his father's [[Training From Hell|harsh training]], Owen decides to become an accountant to get as far as possible from soldiery, until an encounter with his serial killer werewolf boss thrusts him into the world of professional monster hunting. Aside from being a poor runner, which is as much attributable to his massive size and heavy gear as it is his flatfoot, these health problems cause Owen little trouble.

* Nearly occurred with American Admiral and long distance marksmanship champion Willis Augustus "Ching" Lee, who very much needed glasses due to his childhood adventures in bomb making. Despite high marks at the naval academy, a vision test near the end ''would'' have gotten him dismissed, had the rest of the class not gathered together to help him cheat at it. He would go on to be a thoroughly excellent Admiral and his career only ended when he died in an accident 7seven days before the end of [[World War II]].