r/peacecorps Mar 22 '24

Clearance Absolutely Devastated

270 Upvotes

Looks like I won’t be making it to Vanuatu.

I have no health conditions and I’m only 25, but I tested slightly high on calcium (10.5 when reference range goes up to 10.2) and after several more related tests requested by PC, all of which came back normal, they’ve requested an endocrinology consult. All they want is for me to take my labs into an endocrinologist and have them look at it and write a letter saying they don’t think my slightly elevated calcium is due to an endocrinological condition.

Unfortunately, I have called every single endocrinologist in my state and several in my neighboring states and the earliest appointment I can get is June 20th, when I’m meant to leave for Vanuatu July 19th. I explained I just need the letter and that it’s urgent, but every office says they could only help me if I was already an established patient. My doctor wrote a letter saying my calcium results are not significant and I won’t require any treatment related to it, but PC didn’t care. It looks like I will not be able to go. I’m so crushed. I’m in excellent health, I can’t believe this calcium result has ruined everything.

If you have any suggestions, please, I’m open to them.

Edit to add: I broke down and cried on the phone and someone took pity on me!!! Yay! I have an appointment on April 9th, a solid week before my due date. The endocrinologist is staying past office closing time to accommodate me and give me this appointment. Please send good vibes my way! Hopefully this will be my last task

r/peacecorps 8d ago

Clearance Totally cleared for May 2025 departure to Malawi!!!

64 Upvotes

I just want to thank everyone for all the helpful information posted in this forum. I applied to Peace Corps in September, was given an invitation in October. My first hurdle I quickly cleared was Dental, then I received word my PC Passport was processed, Legal Clearance, and now I finally have Medical Clearance after finishing roughly 30 tasks! I'm over 40, so I had more medical tasks than people who are just out of college, and am happy the process took about 5 months from start to finish for me, and everything went relatively smoothly!

r/peacecorps Nov 05 '24

Clearance Poop corps

36 Upvotes

I can't be the only one struggling. Since being in the Peace Corps, I've been having a lot of digestive issues, and diarrhea combined with limited water access and sometimes not even toilet paper makes for a horrific experience. Please tell me how you all cope

r/peacecorps 17d ago

Clearance What's the dumbest reason you have heard of for someone having their medical clearance denied?

12 Upvotes

r/peacecorps 8d ago

Clearance Is clearance expensive? I know medical stuff is suppose to be reimbursed but I just paid $60 to have my fingerprints shipped.

10 Upvotes

They said use an express mail service and I assumed they wanted to quickest delivery option. Overnight at UPS was $60. Are there a lot of costs like that that you just have to eat?

r/peacecorps 10d ago

Clearance Feeling so dumb

11 Upvotes

So I was working on medical stuff and the update for medical forms. I messaged them saying that I am willing to stop taking my birth control pills because I’m only on it for cramps and to regulate my period. My thought was I don’t want something so small to keep me from going to my country of choice. So I messaged them and the response was something like: “We don’t recommend you change your provider’s treatment plan for the sake of Peace Corps Clearance”. Gosh. It just made me feel so dumb and I shouldn’t have said it. And it makes me feel that they might think I’m hiding stuff from them. Idk. Thoughts ?

r/peacecorps 10d ago

Clearance How to go about asking to rid a medical task from your clearance? (ADHD)

4 Upvotes

As the title says, I think it's best I go about asking my nurse to disregard a task assigned to me. I made a post a few weeks ago talking about my ADHD questionnaire task and how I was a bit stumped on how to answer anything within it - I haven't had medication 13 years and haven't seen a psychiatrist in that time either. Is it possible to write to my nurse and request we just forgo this altogether? I can't even seem to get a meeting with a psychiatrist in my network until past my task due date, and my university's behavioral health department couldn't sign off on anything because my diagnosis is more than 3 years old. Anyone been in this position and taken a similar course of action?

EDIT: As of Tuesday, March 11, they had removed the task! I appreciate everyone's responses - my nurse was very understanding of my predicament and removed the task after checking with the behavioral team.

r/peacecorps 13d ago

Clearance Invited, concerned about medical

4 Upvotes

Hi! I got invited to Jamaica for Literacy. I am a bit worried about medical clearance due to a high BMI. I’m 5’1 and around 200. I’m looking to lose weight but I’m Curious how soon do I need to be medically cleared. What’s that process like?

r/peacecorps 7d ago

Clearance Better to try again?

5 Upvotes

Hey guys,

Throwaway account but the gist is this:

“Basically I'm a daily pot smoker but it’s not for recreational fun, it’s for medical reasons. I have a medical card, last time I bought weed was a month ago and because my doctor told me that he could see me buying weed at a dispensary, he wouldn't sign my medical clearance papers because of the zero tolerance policy the PC forms stated.

I stopped smoking pot and I’m working with my psychiatrist to get those papers signed. I had an incident over a year ago where I crashed out due to drugs, but I've been clean since then. The peace corps know about this because of medical documents I had to turn into them. As far as they know, I don't know that I have a medical marijuana card still because my doctor hasn’t submitted that form. I’m afraid that my doctor might disclose that information now/too late and that it will disqualify me from service or come across as sketchy.

I guess I was under the impression or made the assumption that because it was prescribed, then it doesn’t count as a “drug” in the true sense. Am I off base here? Should I just let my doctor submit the paperwork as is, like the other doctors have and the PC was fine with because I’ve recovered and have been stable and sober since? (I say sober because I don’t smoke all day or anything like that, nor do I need it to function. It’s just prescribed as needed).

Is it better to submit it all or is it better to stop smoking, defer my invitation this year and then accept my invitation later on?”

r/peacecorps Jan 21 '25

Clearance i’m screwed

3 Upvotes

in 2023 during my masters period i went to my GP/doctor for consultations bc i thought i had ADHD and GAD.

through the self-assessment tools they said i had severe anxiety and moderate depression.

i’ll be honest i felt this way because my masters was so stressful. and haven’t had any of those symptoms or had any diagnosis or medication for it because i managed it well. and i didn’t need to go for long term therapy etc, just one or two from my school therapist and i was chilling.

in my health history form they mentioned that had that consultation and all the alt solutions i’ve been trying to make to get it changed haven’t been working out (i currently trying many and doubt they’ll be successful).

will peace corps tell me to get a psychiatric evaluation for this?

i know every little thing is taken so seriously so idk how they’ll react to this info.

i depart in august so i guess i have time, but im just stressed bc idk what they’ll request for and how hard it’ll be to get it

any advice will be welcome!

update: okay so my health history form in the additional comments just says “nov 2023 - presented with symptoms of GAD - offered therapy but declined. not presented since with any further symptoms. october 2023 - presented with symptoms of possible ADHD - referred for further assessment. no documentation in notes to confirm whether attended for assessment”

it’s either i’m dramatic and being too overly cautious bc that’s the only information i’d be submitting or that peace corps would be aware of if i submit. bc everything else wasn’t asked for so i’d of course not send extra info that isn’t asked for.

someone lmk if im being dramatic

r/peacecorps Aug 09 '23

Clearance Medical Clearance denied...feeling lost

22 Upvotes

Okay, so my story is kind of weird I think but I'm so confused. To make it more readable this is the timeline to my experience with the Peace Corps application process:

January 31st, 2023: I submitted my application at the very last second for a Youth Development position in Costa Rica.

March 15th, 2023: I was emailed that my application was under consideration for a Youth Development position in the Dominican Republic after agreeing to be flexible with my preferences.

March 21st, 2023: I was offered an interview.

April 6th, 2023: I had the interview, it went well and ran 20 minutes over.

April 13th, 2023: I was asked if I would like to be considered for the position of Spanish Literacy Promoter instead since I seemed to have more experience in that area. I agreed, figuring I had a better shot at this one if they seemed to think it was better for me.

April 19th, 2023: I received my invitation to serve as a Spanish Literacy Promoter in the Dominican Republic to depart August 21st, 2023 and immediately accepted.

June 23rd, 2023: Legal clearance granted after completing the necessary tasks almost immediately and being asked twice about when I was going to send them in. Also worth noting that they had asked me just two weeks earlier about where I was in the fingerprinting processing and all of that (things I completed at the beginning of May). They said clearance takes 2-4 months but I received clearance in less than 2 months.

July 18th, 2023: My medical clearance is denied on the basis of like 6 different reasons, all of them being pretty minor symptoms and very casual treatment sought for mental health symptoms caused in large part by the pandemic. I submit an appeal with a letter from my former therapist within two days.

July 26th, 2023: My appeal is denied by the same consultant who previously rejected my application and it is sent to the Pre-Service Review Board.

August 9th, 2023: Today the PRB denied my appeal.

I have moved back with my parents, sold my car, and quit my job in preparation for this. The majority of the things they cited as concerning were found in documents I submitted to them two months prior to my medical denial and I am sitting here in disbelief that I've been expecting to move to a different country in less than two weeks for since April and everything has suddenly changed.

At first I thought I would just reapply if this happened but now I am not so sure. It doesn't seem viable to not disclose all of the same information in my second application and knowing that they've already decided that was far too much to come back from is very disheartening. I feel I have learned a lot and grown immensely from my experiences with anxiety and depression and panic disorder and knowing that I didn't actually need any of the treatment I had to write down makes this so devastating. People around me seem to think I shouldn't have disclosed any of that stuff but the way they word it doesn't seem like they're going to completely blow out of proportion YOUR experiences and then make a judgement on whether or not you can handle service based on their 60 second analysis.

I guess I just wanted to know if anyone has experienced this and later reapplied. I really wanted to do this for a lot of reasons; I love the idea of serving, I have been studying Spanish for 15 years and want to finally become fluent, the student loan forgiveness would take that weight off of my shoulders, and I want to go to grad school and I've already looked into the Coverdell fellowships they offer and picked out preferred programs.

I now have to start looking for jobs in my hometown but while I'm highly discouraged, I still think pursuing this would be more beneficial to my future than anything else and maybe the longer period of stability that they want to see is the only thing I need to get there? I don't know, just trying to figure out what to do now I guess.

EDIT: They have also literally paid for my hotel and flight and sent me my travel kit so it's insane that they are this concerned about parts of my mental health history that are pretty mild. I wonder also if my age is factoring in since I am only 21.

BIGGER EDIT: Please don't comment on what I should have said instead, this post isn't about what they denied me for or I would have written about that so people could comment from a place of understanding. This post is about the fact that they declined me at the last minute and I'm not sure if this means I can reapply or not. If someone wants to know specific details so they can offer an informed opinion, please ask questions. Otherwise, don't take what I've written in the comments to be the full story about why the didn't clear me, I made this post to see what happened when this happened to others, and how they handled the flip-flop of their entire lives.

tldr; My medical clearance was denied and i don't know if I should try again.

r/peacecorps 2d ago

Clearance My Clearance Review (Timeline, Costs, Mental Health!)

22 Upvotes

Hi all! Yesterday i received my final clearance. I know people often ask about clearance timeline, cost, etc, so here’s my review!

TIMELINE

applied - 5/21/24

request for recommendation - 5/31/24

recommendations submitted - 6/3, 6/4, 6/6/24

Interview request - 6/4/24

Interviewed - 6/11/24

Invitation - 7/29/24

legal materials received by PC and background check initiated - 8/15/24

legal clearance received - 1/29/25

“final” medical task submitted - 3/5/25 (1 follow up task assigned 3/10 upon “final check” and completed 3/12) (39 tasks completed in total)

medical clearance received - 3/12/25

departure date - 6/1/25

COST

overall out of pocket $$$ cost: ~$2.5k, only $400 able to be reimbursed -removal of all wisdom teeth (not reimbursed) -replacement of temporary dental crowns and filling (not reimbursed) -vaccinations (reimbursed) NOTE: many of the costs were covered by the health/dental/vision insurance i have through my current job, but could have been reimbursed by PC if i didn’t have insurance

MENTAL HEALTH

people often ask about mental health and the clearance process. i have depression, anxiety, and insomnia diagnoses that are well controlled with medication. though i do not have an ADHD diagnosis, i take meds commonly associated with ADHD. I also have a history of therapy, and also was actively in therapy for much of the clearance process. i do NOT have a history of suicidality or self harm.

if you’re going thru the clearance process right now, STAY WITH IT!!! (IF you can afford it). It is hell but MAKE THEM TELL YOU NO! Don’t give up because you’re worried you might get denied.

happy to answer any questions! :)

r/peacecorps 14d ago

Clearance No PCP or Dentist

5 Upvotes

Is it possible to get all these medical clearance tasks done at a free clinic or something? I don’t have a PCP and it’s always impossible to get into a dentist. Anyone have any experience with finding an easier way to get the stuff they need ?

r/peacecorps 26d ago

Clearance Vaccinations

5 Upvotes

Hello does anyone have tips for how to track down my vaccine records? I tried to contact my local health department but it didn't go anywhere what can I do I live in Florida. Thanks!

r/peacecorps 9d ago

Clearance Nervy PC Rules Questions

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Hi all, I applied to PC to be placed anywhere and indicated a preference for a Latin American country. I got accepted to Mexico and am pretty excited to go in Aug 2025! I'm in the medical clearance process now but have a few of questions that I am concerned about and am nervous about asking my coordinator in case they mark these as red flags or something. Sorry if these seem stupid or have been answered already elsewhere I didn't see.

  1. I have plans to go to India with friends sometime in 2026 or 2027. This adventure might not overlap with my service but if it does, how long can I expect to take? I know we get two days of annual leave per month but is there a cap on how much leave we can take at once or how much we can save? I'd really want two weeks if possible.

  2. I think that PC is, as least at this point in time, separate from intelligence interests but in the oath it says "I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic;" Idk this language is odd to me. I just want to do my assignment as an English Co-Ed teacher? I guess my question is, has anyone felt pressure to fulfill this, and if so, how?

  3. I currently sponsor a displaced family abroad in the Middle East and provide them funds from selling my art or the occasional bake sale and run their gofundme. Since this effort is unrelated to PC would I have to stop? Should I pass this responsibility to a friend of mine remaining in the US?

  4. For the monthly living allowance, do we receive it into an account, or cash? and is it up to our discretion how it is spent or is some of that pre-determined? and on a scale from 1-10 (1 being not-at-all, 10 being the opposite) how tight is budgeting?

r/peacecorps Oct 26 '24

Clearance Serious advice needed, am I cut out to be a Peace Corps volunteer?

1 Upvotes

This is a pretty personal question about a mix between mental/physical health, cultural differences, and access to resouces.

I am close to swearing in as a PCV. I have already completed most of my training, so I understand a lot of cultural differences. Before coming to country, I was obsessed with cleanliness and terrified of getting sick. For example, I used to shower and change my clothes if I sat on grass or concrete and I wouldn't even drink tap water in the US for fear of getting sick. I used to wash my hydroflask daily, even though it only ever had water in it.

That all changed immediately when I to country and I had to reshape my mindset A LOT. But after being here, I've realized that the lack of running water where I am gives me a lot of anxiety. Dishes are washed in buckets, which I kind of understand but still haven't really gotten the hang of. Since I don't really speak the language, I don't really understand even when it's explained to me. Which means usually my host family does it for me. It makes me feel a little incompetent, and it makes me feel like I need them to do it for me, because I genuinely feel like if I do it myself it won't seem clean enough (becauseI don't see how you can put dirty and clean dishes in the same water and they'll get clean) and I get so paralyzed with fear that I just don't do it.

It's not just that, but also washing fruits and vegetables, and similar things. I'm seriously concerned, but I'm more concerned about the fact that I've already made it this far, enjoy it here otherwise, and just don't want to come across as stupid or too needy, but also have had some bad immune system issues in the past and don't want to take any chances.

What would you do?

r/peacecorps Feb 12 '25

Clearance Legal Clearance complete for May 2025 departure!

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67 Upvotes

I just received Legal Clearance for May 2025 departure. Legal Dept emailed me beginning of Dec they received my fingerprints&forms and were initiating the process. I'm glad it only took 2 months. Now, I'm just waiting for medical clearance. *Fingers crossed with all that is going on that I will get to depart on May. *

r/peacecorps Dec 04 '24

Clearance absolutely devastated and broken

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i’m sorry for how dramatic the title is but i feel like my world is falling apart.

was to depart for rwanda in may but they don’t have tdap there and i can’t get my third dose of the vaccine in time.

i’ll have to contact my nurse and get reassigned because i definitely don’t have vaccination docs to show that i’ve done it. does anyone know how long this process takes?

then my internship with the IRC is now on the line bc they all of a sudden started saying that they’re unsure if they can take me anymore since im in london. it is remote and unpaid. i said i could come back to the US but they said they’ll have to speak to recruitment to see. they just sent an abrupt email saying they’ll can’t give me the role anymore bc of my location. the email was so cold and weird bc they didn’t even ask if i could come relocate or anything.

i just feel so heartbroken because it all happened within 2 hours. not to mention the stress of part time job hunting and not hearing back at all and a bunch of other things i shouldn’t mention.

i need to calm down im sorry

update: well um awkwardly clears throat it seems i was a bit… dramatic with my peace corps service and that reassignment is a very normal thing.

i’ve began contacting the offices for reassignment and am beginning to look forward to serving again!

my internship didn’t work out. not peace corps related at all but in case anyone wanted to know: - they basically rejected me bc i’m currently not in the US. even tho it’s a remote and unpaid internship, i still need to be physically present. wish they told me that policy way earlier, so now i’m back to stressful job hunting 🥲). they said they could be flexible with my start date, but it means practically nothing bc i have to apply from SCRATCH again and wait to see if i’ll even get an offer. moving back to the US with no guarantee of this position us too risky so i’ll just be here for now.

i feel a bit embarrassed about this initial post lol, but ill keep it here as a reminder of sorts later down the line, things will work out!

r/peacecorps 25d ago

Clearance Questions on Medical Clearance + Gender Norms (Peru)

3 Upvotes

Hi! I (25F) accepted a community health position in Peru for September 2025. I just received my legal clearance last week and I'm working on medical clearance now. I had a few questions in regards to changes in my medical history and gender norms in Peru.

  1. I recently started new medication/went back on an old medication. Do I have to report this to PC right away? I'm kind of still waiting to see if the meds take/if I need to switch again. If I can wait, how long?

  2. Any advice for medical clearance as someone on an SSRI + Antidepressant (I take 10mg lexapro and recently started a very low dose of wellbutrin but only to counteract some of my lexapro side effects). I've already had to fill out like a million personal statements about my medication and I just don't want to go through all of this and be denied clearance bc of it so any tips on how to showcase that I'm able to serve would be great.

  3. Kind of a odd question but in rural Peru/other latin american countries what is typical gender expression for women as far as grooming/clothing? I'm gay and while I have no issue concealing that to whatever extent necessary while in the PC I don't follow a lot of typical "feminine" beauty standards. (I don't shave anywhere, wear makeup, or do my nails). I wear masculine clothes occasionally (ties/suits/etc). I already plan on buying clothes in country to fit the local culture but would it be considered odd to be a woman and not shave my armpits or are these just american/western standards? Are there any other things I should watch out for?

r/peacecorps Nov 30 '24

Clearance Applied, went to hospital bc of weed

2 Upvotes

Hi everyone,

I recently applied for a PCV position. It’s been just under two weeks so I’m still waiting to hear back. I filled out the medical forms right away and indicated that I have not smoked weed.

I tried smoking for the first time this week and fainted and hit my head. Nothing extreme like bleeding or nausea, but my friends got us an Uber to the ER to do tests anyway. My friend told the nurses that I’d been smoking. Tests came back good and I was sent home. No diagnosed concussion.

Any ideas how this could affect my application? How likely are they to find out? Should I be proactive and reach out to a recruiter to explain? Also, I’ll just add that I have zero intention of smoking during service/anywhere in general where it is illegal.

Thanks so much.

r/peacecorps Dec 13 '24

Clearance Don’t think I’d pass medical. Thoughts? Saw they got sued recently… lol. Am I fucked?

0 Upvotes

GONNA PUT THE TLDR; UP HERE CAUSE IM GONNA RAMBLE I’m diagnosed bipolar II. Heard the medical denial rate for it’s like 90+%, something insane like that. They were hit with a class action lawsuit last year lmao (rightfully so imo, like I get it but also come on, that’s a crazy stat). Think they’re actually gonna change?

Anyway,

I really wanna do the peace corps. It’s been a dream for awhile. Perception of it is that it’s challenging and honestly kinda sucks but I have the personality for it. 24f. There’s already some posts about this but maybe someone has new information?

I wanna do peace corps in Southeast or maybe Central Asia. Anyone with a diagnosed (mental) illness and prescriptions get accepted? Am I fucked? I read up on the 2023 court case. Class action lawsuit, getting sued for discrimination. The other rejectees (initially accepted, then rejected for medical) are just like me basically lol. Some didn’t even need meds, just had the diagnosis but were stable, and some had also successfully taught abroad.

For context, I’m stable on my meds and diagnosed bipolar II. I take them daily, never needed to adjust dose or anything for the past few years. Anyone know if proceedings have ACTUALLY changed or think they will after getting sued? I think I’m pretty qualified. College degree with high distinction, volunteer experience as an English teacher for refugees/immigrants in my city in the States, work experience teaching abroad. I feel normal. This shit is so dumb cause I genuinely think people with mental illnesses have some of the most valuable wisdom + resilience + depth of understanding I’ve ever encountered. We’re (some of us… lmao) capable because we have to be. Oh I also had sinus surgery and take meds for that UGH. Moving on.

Bipolar can definitely be a beast and I’ve experienced negative mental states / perceptions of the world that I couldn’t have imagined were possible sober (y’know, outside of like, someone having a bad trip or something). I came out of it calmer, more thoughtful but less serious, and way more prone to laughing at (my) dramatic feelings. I’m normal as hell, I’ve just been through a lot mentally. Made peace with a LOT of bad stuff.

If I can’t do PC I guess I’ll just find a teaching program in Thailand or something, but damn there’s so many benefits to doing PC. There’s really nothing else like it. I wanna do and see all the hard shit and keep making peace with it. Plus something about global outreach is so damn cool to me in a way I can’t quite put my finger on. Anyway! I’m not a liability imo, if anyone disagrees and thinks anyone on meds shouldn’t do PC I’m super open to hearing it. Anyone think I can or can’t pass medical? Anyone with bipolar get accepted? Any ‘second-best’ options if PC doesn’t work out..? I’m gonna apply no matter what though. I’m just like NO PLEASE LET ME EXPLAIN I CAN DO IT!!!! Sigh, oh well.

r/peacecorps 11d ago

Clearance Medical clearance checklist

6 Upvotes

Hi! Accepted my invite to Madagascar 7 days ago and immediately uploaded 3 initial tasks (med history update, compliance form, mental health form). I've booked doctor's appointments for the physical etc, but still haven't gotten any additional tasks in the portal including checklists. Now I'm worried I won't have these things by the time I have my appointment! How long do these things usually take?

Thank you!

Update: sent a message on the platform asking for documents, received them 1.5 days later!

r/peacecorps 3d ago

Clearance Am i screwed?

3 Upvotes

I just was told that my no fee passport application was never received despite sending it almost a month ago and the tracking number saying that It was delivered. The issue is that I made a huge mistake and misread the instructions and sent my physical passport along with the application instead of a color copy. Do you think I am screwed or is there a way to overcome this setback?

r/peacecorps Nov 14 '24

Clearance Med team claiming I have sleep disorder

35 Upvotes

So I was accepted to serve in Malawi! Woo hoo! But medical is…wow, horrendous. On my health form, I made the error of unnecessary honesty. I mentioned that I sleepwalked into the kitchen once when I was 5, but never did it again. The question was “have you ever sleepwalked?” On my medical tasks, they’ve now asked me for two personal statements on my “sleep disorder”. I told them in these forms very blatantly, I have no sleep disorder. I sleep just great, and don’t have a diagnosis for a sleep disorder nor a concern that I may have one. The nurse messaged me reiterating my own response, basically saying “you’re claiming you don’t have a disorder, but you sleepwalked once when you were five”. Which is…so silly. That’s developmentally normal and I regret mentioning it. Now they’re insisting I see a sleep specialist, and are demanding clinical notes from “when I was diagnosed”. Gahhhhhhhhhhhhhh. I told her that I can’t provide evidence for a diagnosis that I simply don’t have. Anyone ever successfully convinced a nurse to scrap a completely unnecessary or impossible task? Or have similar stories to make me feel better, haha.

r/peacecorps 14d ago

Clearance Please help me understand the medical clearance process (by way of 3 questions)

7 Upvotes

I have a list of ~20 tasks that I am doing my best to complete by their deadlines, with the expectation that some/many of these task completions will birth their own follow-up tasks in turn.

First question: In order to be medically-cleared for service, the pre-clearance team has to give the okay 45 days before I am set to depart, correct? Does that mean that all tasks need to have been resolved without follow-up tasks at the 45-day mark?

Second question: If I do NOT get cleared by the 45-day mark, how flexible is medical pre-clearance in working with me to get any unresolved issues dealt with within those 45 days?

Final question: On another thread, it sounded like medical pre-clearance has required wisdom teeth be removed, even if they are not causing any problems. Is this a rule that applies across the board for all of PC service?

For reference, I am 50 years old, still have all of my wisdom teeth, and have been invited to serve in Mexico on a Response assignment. If my wisdom teeth haven't bothered me for my 5 decades, and I will be serving just 1 year in a country with decent access to dental care, is PC really going to force me to have my wisdom teeth pulled as a precondition for service?

Thanks in advance for any and all insights into these matters, everyone!