can diabetics enlist in the australian army?
i know they cant in the US and UK but i cant find anything about australia
No dice. There's a urine glucose test on entry.
http://www.defence.gov.au/health/infocentre/journals/ADFHJ_apr04/ADFHealth_5_1_34-35.pdf
"It is a requirement that all ADF personnel, including noncombatants, are fit for operational deployment to the equivalent of a “bare base” with limited medical and evacuation capacity, unusual/long hours, extreme physical exertion and stress, and poor sanitation. Furthermore, in the event of actual armed conflict or other emergency, it is possible that no medical or evacuation capacity will exist for prolonged periods. While individuals with mild diabetes controlled with diet and exercise are likely to function reasonably well under these circumstances (and may actually benefit from them), those dependent on oral hypoglycaemic agents or insulin will have an unacceptable risk of acute metabolic disturbance (eg, hypoglycaemia, hyperglycaemia, acidosis) and are not suitable for deployment.
Furthermore, in this situation, personnel with known and unknown diabetes will be at increased risk of other acute medical problems, such as myocardial ischaemia and infection, leading to loss of operational effectiveness. Most individuals with diabetes function well in civilian life and it is equitable and cost-effective to provide the medical, allied-health, social and pharmaceutical resources to support them in maintaining this function. However, in a relatively small defence force such as the ADF, where all members must be deployable, it is questionable military policy to apply “costeffective” civilian public health policy. A case exists to minimise impact on operational effectiveness by identifying all personnel with abnormalities of glucose tolerance. The only way to do this would be to apply universal fasting glucose screening (or preferably oral glucose tolerance testing) at enlistment and at periodic medicals.
Those with any abnormality of glucose tolerance should not be enlisted."
