Stefan

Hey guys! I’m currently on Med Hold in UPT. Back in 2016 I dislocated my shoulder snowboarding and ended up getting a Bankart surgery done on it. I went through physical therapy and got ROM and strength back. This past April, after completing a flight, my shoulder subluxed as I was attempting to open the canopy. Since I was strapped in, it took a while for the EMTs to arrive and get me out of the airplane. I ended up needing to go to the hospital to get the shoulder put back in place. After this incident, I went through a one month physical therapy program to re strengthen the shoulder and it seems to have worked. As part of the waiver process, I demonstrated that I was able to egress out the T-6, T-38, and T-1 aircraft without instability or pain. This past Friday, however, my flight doc informed me that my waiver got denied and am now disqualified for FC1. I would like to know if there is some sort of appeal process that exists that maybe I’m not aware of. In addition, I have put forward that I am willing to go through as many surgeries/PT as required. I’ve worked my whole life to get here and I’m not going to let this go without a fight. I really would like some pointers as to how to proceed from here. Thank you so much for your time.