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I’m in Air Force ROTC and got DQ’d for my stutter. However, my commander waived it so I could stay in. Sounds like an asshole recruiter to me,...

17 and a half years in the U.S. Air Force, Master Sergeant, and still serving. I stutter like a fucking maniac some days, it has never held me back. You stuttering is not gonna stop you from putting ...

My dad always claimed the military cured his stutter. It’s true he would very rarely stutter. So little, that I didn’t believe he did it. But it came back....

Happened to me too, my first recruiter was supportive but when I talked to another he said some bull shit like that. Then when I talked to others they all agreed he shouldn’t be a recruiter anymore. D...

I served in the military with a stutter. I’m a small guy and I was in better physical shape and a better work ethic than the bigger guys. Also, likely a human rights violation. Sue them....

That’s bullshit, I‘ve served and served with other dudes with legit severe stutters. Find a different recruiter....

I tried to get into the military. They told me, "I don't want anyone who stutters protecting me." This crushed me.

I tried to get into the military. They told me, "I don't want anyone who stutters protecting me." This crushed me. [deleted]...

i'm a chemist with a moderate stutter working at a drug company, people are generally pretty empathetic about it! do what you want to do, try not to let the stutter control you. your stutter will like...

Certainly a stutterer should refrain from applying at a call center or any other customer-facing role (depending on how severe their stutter is). However, I have been rejected outright and discriminat...

Be what you want to be. Letting your stutter dictate your career is a bad mindset. Your letting it choose the profession that it wants. I know you can be anyone of those things because you are actuall...

Sorry for the miswording. I am fully aware that it is a disability. When looking for employment you have to carefully examine what caters for you, if its a job that involves telecommunication, no chan...

I told myself that I was NOT going back home; the military was my only option to get out of the small town and make something of myself. I proved everyone wrong that told me that the military doesn'...

Actually, during my MEPS (Military Entrance Processing Station) there was a colonel who noticed my moderate/severe stutter and he pulled me out of line to take a special oral test. I was given 10 ve...

Very true. Every job/profession requires speaking. If a stutterer tries to avoid a career based on this criteria, they’ll be unemployed for the rest of their life....

Correct me if I’m wrong, but I always thought speech disorders like (severe) stuttering meant automatic disqualification from the military (much like deaf people are). Wouldn’t stuttering pose a safet...

“For some reason they class it as a disability” Stuttering is in fact a disability. I’m not sure why so many stutterers try to deny it. A stutterer will inevitably face prejudice, social disadvantage...

The answer is YES !! I'm 49 years old and you are going to be ok. Surround yourself with positive people and ignore those who mock you. Just know that YOU are AWESOME and you have a bright future. ...

I have a pretty moderate stutter and am graduating in the spring with a degree in chemistry! I am then applying to chemical engineering PhD programs to start in the next couple years. I’ve just made s...

Get yourself out there, as you get more comfortable, your stutter will decrease....

Sup man! I'm 16 with a stutter also. Depending what grade you are in you've experienced the sheer torment that stuttering brings to school, it is arguably the worst phase of your stuttering. However w...