[voidpointercast]

Potentially Epilepsy. No sign of it in childhood, or early twenties, but the last two years have been somewhat fun. Symptoms present, to the best of my knowledge as a minor case of JME - minor because as far as I can tell, there's no light sensitivity, and I don't seem seizure prone if I remove alcohol entirely, get sleep, and reduce caffeine to a bare minimum.

If it's a brain tumor, I'm done anyway, so none of this matters. Don't think it's this though.

[alexb_]

Is it written down anywhere? Like have you gone to doctors and gotten it noted?

If there's no "proof" then join the military anyways. Air Force is the best way to do this.

[voidpointercast]

It is not, yet somehow technically defrauding the US gov doesn't seem like the best idea in the world as a career starter.

Anyway, while I am in excellent shape, I don't have the whole of my twenties to piss away on a whim, so you'll forgive me if I look at all my options first before signing my life away for six years.

[alexb_]

>It is not, yet somehow technically defrauding the US gov doesn't seem like the best idea in the world as a career starter.

If people thought like this there would literally never be another person ever enlisted in the military. Everyone has some sort of neurological "dysfunction" that the outdated military system thinks is world ending. If a doctor doesn't say you have it, it doesn't exist. You'll be fine.

>before signing my life away for six years

You can sign for 4! Here's the path I'm taking:

- Programming job in the Air Force, got free training and experience for 4 years - Either use SkillBridge to get a paid internship with a defense contractor/other large tech company, or immediately go from military to GS - Eventually use the fact that I get 3 years of paid college for free w/ post 9/11 GI bill

No matter what you're gonna have to spend 4 years of your life doing something, might as well get guaranteed training/experience + veteran status. If you want to get involved with gov't tech careers military is the way to go IMO. Just make sure you join the Air/Space Force so you actually get to do your job, most people who join other branches regret it.

Obviously I'm not trying to say this is the only option, there are probably other paths available, but this is by far the easiest/most common/most "low risk" way of doing things.

[voidpointercast]

Weirdly I was considering officer candidacy in a topically relevant career area. Again, I don't know regarding the symptoms yet, especially since when they present - it's pretty damn obvious that something is amiss.

Anyway thank you for your remarks, I'd love to hear more even if it's not my path.