As the title suggests, I'm just wondering about what can stop you, or deny you, from serving in the Army ? Obviously asthma and stuff like that, but what else ( in a medical sense) can stop you from serving (even the littlest problem) ?. What does the medical examintion look at apart from the obvious ? Just I write like a child, waaaah get a complete picture before I go talk to a recruiter.

colour blindness, although it may not keep you out of the army it will restrict the jobs u can do, im pretty sure there are some previous threads about colour blindness..
they check ya knees and feet too, ie joint problems etc.

edit.

Lack of a heart used to be the No.1 cause for blokes not getting in. Although now days it does'nt seem to be such a problem by the looks of some of the blokes getting around.

the size of the book listing conditions and symptoms that will disqualify you is as thick as your phone book. There's far too many things to list here. A short summary goes

Many different types of surgery
Any sort of problems with running
breathing problems (such as asthma)
chronic physiological problems that require medication or regular treatment
cardiovascular probelms
intellectual problems
most genetic defects
many eye problems
almost any motorskill problem

and the list goes on and on...

if there is something you are specifically worried about call an interstate recruiting, give a fake name and ask over the phone. They may be able to tell you and then you can decide if you want to keep that particular problem to yourself.

hehe that was exactly what i planned to do when it gets to my flat feet.

Thats a very good idea, thanks for the tip !!

Also thanks for replies all, much appreciated.

You'll be lucky if the docs don't pick up on it. They do look you know - they'll also ask how your running is going. Flat feet can cause running problems so if you have problems and flat feet you're probably out. If you no problems at all then it's a different story.

Yeh i know it was discuseed a while ago and i said i dont have running problems.