well, thank you for your opinion aeosp, and i so happen to know what the roles of combat engineers are owing to the fact that some of my best friends are in the 043 field, but i still stand by the fact that anyone who has been rejected from the army for reasons similar to mine are being unjustly rejected, and i think that owing to my backround of construction working and personal fitness level AND owing to the fact i have NEVER had an asthma attack, which u so aptly like to use in your examples...most of my friends in the army didnt even know i had it until i told them i was rejected becasue of it...but i knoww thats not the pointt, and i really wouldnt like to risk one of my fellow soldiers life in a in war or exercise, i at least think it would be fair of me to be accepted and try basic training and see how it goes...but anyways, i have made an appointment to go for asthma testing, since it does seem like a reasonable option...and for all you of chastized me in this thread have done nothing but determine me more to get in the army and prove you all wrong no matter what it takes...tahnks to you who gave me the idea to get the testing done though, and good luck to you all who are in the same boat as im in....and to all of you who are allready members of the cf have no idea what the feeling is and should at least try to be a little understanding of our situation bye for now