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An '''Enlistment-Ending Minor Malaise''' is when a character is rejected from or discharged from the military for what, in normal life, is a very minor health problem. This is typically used to explain why [[Awesome McCoolname]], despite being strong, athletic, good at fighting, calm under pressure, and an unflinching patriot, is not (and possibly never was) in the military. These problems can kill a character's military prospects, but won't seriously interfere with his adventures.
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 are still disqualifying from service even if they [[Blind Without'Em|can be corrected with the right prescription lens]].
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== [[Real Life]] ==
* 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 7 days before the end of [[World War II]].
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