Originally Posted by
TiredSoul
You can try and spin it every which way but you were released from the military for psych reasons.
No. This is not correct.
You can be released from the mil for lack of suitability, difficulty adapting or adjusting.
Even if the SEP code and narrative uses such words, that in and of itself is not a DSM diagnosis. There is no DSM mental health disorder for "doesn't adapt well to military service".
If you were seen by medical professionals, evaluated and diagnosed in writing with an actual mental health disorder that is quite a different matter and entirely relevant to FAA medical certification. But if that were the case, you would almost certainly have been retained on active duty for treatment for some period of time and then transitioned to VA care or even medical retirement (the later probably wouldn't happen for a recruit).
Now the 8500 form DOES ask if you've been rejected for military service for medical reasons and this might count for that. So the issue will be considered in that context, but not necessarily a mental health diagnosis.
We can't really address how that will play out without knowing all the details.
I'd definitely get an FAA 1C medical before considering aviation as a career. Find a good AME who will discuss the situation with you BEFORE you fill out the medical application. Or pay a consulting service such as AMAS.