Here is the Press Release. Though my friend told me his exam consisted of a puff eye test, exam for glaucoma screening. This is my reaction as I am. First, psychiatrists, psychologists, and sometimes doctors might not directly tell their patients their actual diagnoses because of the stigma and fear surrounding Mental Health. One guy kept getting ahold of his prrsonal items somehow and got caught playing a saxophone in the barracks. ), Arborry Hill Road Company, LLC Copyright 2006-2023, Service Academy Forums is a registered trademark of Arborry Hill Road Company, LLC. Can You Fix a Lie on Your SF-86 Questionnaire? Its like a doctor told my dad he was going to need immediate knee surgery. I got disqualified for disclosing a medical issue. No personally identifying information (PII). MEPS' job is the same as the recruiter's job. Second, you state that the ORs are pushing you to lie. Now an MTI's recommendations are definitely considered, but they are really just a tiebreaker if the waiver authority is 50/50 on a case, and MTI's certainly do recommend separation sometimes. For more information, please see our MEPS stands for Military Entrance Processing Station. AF gives thumbs-up to pilots who had LASIK surgery - News - Stripes, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. She could have been honest about her history and told the Recruiter, who would have told MEPS, who would have requested a waiver, and she would have had a chance at a waiver by doing some additional evaluation. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Know how to find the right doctor. Press J to jump to the feed. Good luck to you. You will not be able to live the Army values and lead Soldiers in the future. The doctor who found it said it not a big deal and they will let me in . Please don't sabotage your own union's efforts on your behalf. What's the deal? So its been about 2 weeks now and have been too scared to talk to him. The girl with the suicide attempt would not be allowed to enlist today though. I plan on waiting the 6 months. I got disqualified to join the Air Force/military and I wanted to let you all know what was going on and how I was disqualified by MEPS.. Station commander looked at my medical paperwork and said word-for-word: " You stick to the script. Unless someone wants to send the mods proof of their M.D., and dig into medical history, you have no business declaring whether or not anyone's medical condition is non-serious, important, real, or anything else. ; and he asked my friend if he had ever smoked pot. Thanks for the details. Forgetting the medical side of this for a moment You must log in or register to reply here. In my experience meps isn't that deep of a medical check and it's fairly disorganized. Everyone I know lied about something, he'll if everyone was honest about drug use there wouldn't be a military. Stupid kids want the power, the prestige, the money, the sweet benefitsthe military has a lot to offer. Wait 1-3 years off the medication. I even believed that my OR would appreciate my persistence in trying to get more info while he is on leave this week. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns. It will regenerate itself in about three to five days. What do you think will they look back on my medical records after finding a heart murmur ? He said the tests they do would not notice the lasik scar it's only if you tell them you had lasik that they do more in depth tests if there's any issues. You were torn and want to be honest. Maybe mental health evaluations should be more thorough, the guys with physical problems that the Army didn't know about got found out because they were being physically pushed but the mental nutjobsthey didn't get found out til they got to their unit. In hindsight, had I known this disaster of 'hurry up and wait' would happen I would have waited another month to check in. Also it is about what job that you are going to do as a Officer. Further, patients often don't ask what their diagnosis is--the patient is focused on their problems and not the administrivia in a medical record. Nice guy and not pushy. And if you don't know what to do, you have no business applying to the military. Okay, so I need some advice. I wouldn't recommend it (even ignoring the important integrity aspects of your question. When I went to meps, I went into a room with a doctor, he made me strip down to my underwear and told me to slowly spin in a circle twice, so they will most likely notice any major scars. Anyone with any experience or advice? When you're an officer and in a time-sensitive situation where lives are on the line, do you really think you have time to triple check? Own this and you may be surprised, if nothing else you will have evolved as a man. It happened to be depression and medication for it. TL; DR Anyone with experience of LASIK eye surgery documentation sent to MEPS. I know a guy who lied about lasik because he didn't want to wait 6 months and nobody at meps found out. : r/USMCboot. Breaking subreddit rules may result in a ban from r/newtothenavy and r/navy. Do not attempt to interpret the questions your recruiter and MEPS will ask you--answer them as they are written. So we met a few days later and met his shadow that will be taking his place and filled out all the medical paperwork. (if I do that then I would have to get all medical records I gave to them). The TI took it away from him and then a few days later he got ahold of it again and was playing the thing on the ledge outside the window on the 3rd floor of the barracks. Should I lie/not mention LASIK when I finally go to MEPs? A magnifying glass. Know preoperative, operative, and postoperative . Went to MEPS the next morning and everything was normal until medical debriefing. You may need further evaluation or counseling before you can live a rigorous military lifestyle. Obviously I will tell them about my felony charge. Thank you for the quick replies. For both, it's to ensure that only qualified candidates enlist. If you can not look at yourself in the mirror in the morning it was the wrong decision. Should I be honest with my recruiter and try to get a waiver? They do that at the School of Infantry. A slight delay in schedule will not change your end game. Downside, potentially get caught, hit with fraudulent enlistment, permanently disqualified. It was not a mistake for being honest at MEPS, it was a mistake for being dishonest on the paperwork. He passed MEPS, signed a contract, and entered Basic Military Training (BMT). This was the man who my friend had confessed his pot usage to when we first showed up a month ago, but now my friend lied to him and he accepted the lie without hesitation. They may lie about behaviors, charges, and other possible information that could disqualify them from enlisting in the military. Right now, between your profile information and this post, you're what we like to call a "tool bag". This is a process a person goes through after they have gone through the medical screening to join the army. One of the worst things in the world is getting a fraudulent enlistment discharge after making it through 2 months of boot. You are using an out of date browser. Penalties for False Enlistment As stated on the Army enlistment contract you sign, lying at MEPS regarding medical or mental health history is a terrible idea with serious implications. So ur saying stay off the pills for 90 days and I doesnt come up?how? Don't even mention the scar unless they ask then keep it minimal "that was just from when I was a kid" if they ask more "yeah I was biking and fell" simple is good. You may need further evaluation or counseling before you can live a rigorous military lifestyle. If you are denied entry to the military, it is very possibly the best thing for both you and the government. Am I in danger like my friend said? Because of his failure to disclose his medical history at MEPS and it's discovery while he was on Medical Hold, he was administratively discharged from the Air Force without completing BMT for Fraudulent Enlistment. A slight delay in schedule will not change your end game. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=tool+bag&defid=1959463. I lied at meps . Don't worry, you'll be fine, I had no issues. View Profile View Forum Posts View Blog Entries View Articles View Gallery Uploads Marine Friend . Press J to jump to the feed. A bunch of others told me to just play dumb . Your insistence on snapping back or being defensive only adds evidence to a immaturity that will not serve the military. She wanted to get out so bad she went full retard, doing something dishonorable to get thrown out on a general discharge. The most popular bodybuilding message boards! I called the head recruiting office in my district and he said the same thing (trust but verify), that letters of rec are no longer considered important to packages. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. I wasn't aware of the 3 months check. Well today I reserved an 11x op 40 contract with plans to go to MEPS Tues/Wed. If the answer is YES, congrats shipmates just got injured or even died on your watch. As a result, his history of mental health wasn't assessed by MEPS. For candidates lurking here, seeing how the post might apply to their own application, whether for SA or ROTC or OCS: If you have to ask should I Iie, then you already know the answer. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. PERIOD. I know I have to be able to function without medication and I can, but have not been consistently been of the medication simply because of the existence of standardized tests should I lie to my recruiter and say that while I have such a prescription I have been off it for atleast the minimum time period states or should I be honest because in reality it doesnt take a long time to get off a medication completely atleast for ADHD medications which are stimulants and what they dont know wont hurt them because my ADHD does not really effect me much at all anymore. My dad said hell no, lost 60lbs and 6 years later has had zero knee pain. I have to go to a cardiologist 3 weeks from now to say if it's a no go or not . Seems ridiculous that I had the surgery over a year ago and this is the only thing stopping me from getting processed in MEPs. Recruits who pass their physical and have no prior history may be accepted because the military does not routinely pull medical information. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, Questions about joining the Marines? Because he felt that his condition was very mild, and that it was part of his cousin's support program, he did not disclose this to his Recruiter, nor MEPS. I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. My friend says I might be in danger for being honest. Your Visit to MEPS All enlisted recruits are evaluated at MEPS Your recruiter helps prepare you for MEPS On the way to Meps we got a call from the Chief who asked us if we had ever been asked to lie, had criminal charges etc. uuugh, it was hot. I haven't seriously considered joining a branch since my accident in 2003, but it still crosses my mind from time to time. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. The main difference between them is that with LASIK, a corneal flap is created and replaced, and with LASEK, the top layer of the cornea is loosened, moved, and reattached. I am going into the marines and have a contract to go to security school where you need a TS if you complete it. Downside, potentially get caught, hit with fraudulent enlistment, permanently disqualified. . why worry about it if it becomes a problem deal with it then. In bootcamp a kid had asthma and almost passed out going through the chicken road and he got kicked out for lying about his asthma, so I would be honest. I was completely honest and I served honorably for 8 years. I have to go to a cardiologist 3 weeks from now to say if its a no go or not . If I were you I would lie and say it's from a camping trip or something. When we started to fill out similar questions with the recruiter I started saying 'yes' on some of the questions. lie at MEPS? For questions like "Have you ever had mental health counseling?" As long as you werent taking the pills within 90 days it wont pop up so just dont talk about them. Integrity is what you do or how you act when no one is watching. For information regarding Navy enlisted ratings, see [Twisky's Rating Information Guide] (https://www.reddit.com/r/newtothenavy/comments/6mxv7c/links_to_official_information_on_every_enlisted/). Maybe from 2001-2007 or so she could. Do not attempt to interpret the questions your recruiter and MEPS will ask you--answer them as they are written. This includes lying by omission (leaving information out) and lying by commission (purposefully misleading). New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. My knees were pretty well shot after 4 years active 11B. He was counseled, evaluated, and treated for EIA. The paper requests numbers from the pre-surgery, 90 days after pre-surgery, and a month after that. Applicants often need further evaluation or counseling before they can live the rigorous and stressful military lifestyle. These include conditions like depression, bipolar disorder, epilepsy, heart issues, Asperger's, and PTSD. After about 2 months on the medication, he discovered that the side-effects of the medicine were worse than his symptoms and stopped taking it. Keratinous is NOT trifling; it is the major cause for corneal transplant in the US-a very expensive medical issue. It is not the recruiters job to get you into the military, nor is it MEPS' job to disqualify you. Currently trying to fill out a packet for OCS, but my recruiter informed me that meps declined my medical history. They are looking for consistency". The flap is then placed back into its original position. Is your condition a liability to yourself or others? With his counselor, they decided he should try medication (Sertraline/Zoloft) for control of his symptoms. The medics at BMT requested and reviewed her civilian medical records to possibly determine the cause and any history of the condition. Fraudulent Entry can get you kicked out of the military. I got to certain sections and told him I have to say "yes" to these questions and I knew how important they were. Never saw him again. The lesson is that we need to make it impossible for people to lie. Comedian and Student of Life | Ep 029 JP Sears, [ARCHIVED THREAD] - Not disclosing information at MEPS - Advice Needed. So they just left that section blank and filled in the most recent appointment, making it look as if i never went in at all until just the other day. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. No. It may not display this or other websites correctly. KUDOS! Talk openly with your recruiter, MEPS staff, and your family. They asked him if hadn't told them EVERYTHING and this was his last chance. Has "just asking for a friend" EVER worked, even if true? Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. The forms tell you that you must disclose it. It is irrelevant whether the union itself has anything to do with the action. MEPS, short for Military Entrance Processing, rolled out a new system yesterday called MHS Genesis. A forum to discuss Navy Recruiters, processing at MEPS, Delayed Entry Program, Enlisted Ratings, "A" Schools, Officer Candidate School, Recruit Training Command, and transferring to your first command. I have ADHD and a prescription but function perfectly fine off the meds bc ADHD does not effect me much at all anymore. This disorder was triggered in BMT from a previously undisclosed mental condition. She could have been honest about her history and told the Recruiter, who would have told MEPS. He hadn't told them he had lasik. Want to learn about deploying, finances, mental health, cross-rating, and more? Handle this the right way, as you should all things. They need to have a psychologist evaluate everyone at meps. The doctor who found it said it not a big deal and they will let me in . So you want to start a career founded on integrity by lying? What is the worst that can happen? Do people go to jail for lying at MEPS? Good luck to you. I think the individual is still at the MEPS stage of enlistment, and if I have understood him correctly, he is awaiting a medical waiver of sorts. Adhd is no big deal, however if it's serious I would lie. or "Do you have a history of depression? Do not encourage lying. Put me in the disqualified for medical category. Second, I got a ganglion cyst removed last summer. Then I met his boss; Sub-station commander. Now they say I need more information such as previous eye prescription, doctors notes, and more. MEPS, Eye Exam, and Lasik It is against the APC Forum Rules to advocate any labor action which is not authorized by the RLA/NMB. I went through Air Force BMT in the lste 70's . Any help would be appreciated. Should I lie at MEPS and if so will I likely get caught? Should I start applying scar reducing cream to make it less noticeable? HELP!!!! Ive had the doctor write two letters and both have not been good enough. Downside, you might take a bit longer to get the green light to process and might also have to get documentation from your doctor that you don't need your meds anymore. If you would like to protect yourself, add the Chrome extension TamperMonkey, or the Firefox extension GreaseMonkey and click Install This Script on the script page. We all come to this website for information and most of us have been corrected on our approach by the main contributors in some fashion. Texted him asking if he got the paperwork and he said he did (at this point I knew a commander came in and talk to the two and now I know he is pissed). I informed my recruiter of this incident and he told me not to mention it to MEPS because it won't come back in a police check being so recent. If I go back to my doctor and ask them to fill it out with the actual dates (even though its not exactly on the mark of '90 days'), will it be a waste of time to send back to MEPS, maybe with a statement attached? Subscribe to our monthly Newsletter to receive firearm news, product discounts from your favorite Industry Partners, and more. For some reason the Pacific breeze didnt reach that area. Always good advice. If it had been correctly disclosed, he likely would have required a waiver and additional counseling before joining the Air Force. After a few weeks, he began to complain of chest tightness, shortness of breath, and tunnel vision, which are classic signs of Exercise Induced Asthma (EIA), a potentially disqualifying condition. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. It also helps prevent mods from profiling and censoring. About 3 years before joining the Air Force, his cousin attempted suicide. Most major airlines are in negotiations at this time, and many are contentious. He stopped seeing the counselor after only 6 months from beginning counseling and successfully continued his college education. I feel like this is a test so see if I won't bother to accrue some letters regardless and I'm not sure what to do. Lying at MEPS is punishable by a $10,000 fine and 5 years in prison. This is for prior service and new applicants. Unfortunately, she needed to go to sick call several times for persistent coughing. And yet when the recruiter tells them to lie so he doesn't have to do paperwork they always believe him that no one will find out. My 90 day period was more like 2 months, because that's when they called me back for a followup, so it wouldn't have made sense (distance traveled and financially) to go back a month later for a '90 day' followup. Retired in '02 as a Senior Chief(E-8 for you landlubbers). However, they also discovered that the member received some depression counseling about 2 years before her MEPS visit, which she conveniently omitted. Any use of this content without express written consent is prohibited. HELP!!! This comment has been overwritten by this open source script to protect this user's privacy. 27. All Rights Reserved. A young woman wanted to join the Air Force and went to MEPS. If they don't find anything during their examinations, you should be good to go. Further, he won't be able to enlist nor commission in any branch of the military ever again. If people can lie about weed I dont see any moral dilemma about you lying about ADHD. I think that I am going to just forget that it ever happened. By logging into your account, you agree to our. Lasik and Meps processing Currently trying to fill out a packet for OCS, but my recruiter informed me that meps declined my medical history. Or just give up and wait for a couple of years? I swear I've met more dudes getting chaptered in the infantry for mental problems (like a few guys are mentally insane) than I ever imagined. Come visit our wiki over in r/Navy. So do you think the cost is worth the benefit? Tough but that is what it is when they find out. 48.3k Members 151 Online Created Sep 13, 2012 Join Top posts december 6th 2015 Top posts of december, 2015 Top posts 2015 For instance another friend went to meps and when he was doing the eye portion he was wearing contacts and the guy checking him didn't even notice. Overall, I have to say that I am troubled by the way you appear to be perceiving and interacting with the recruiters. I just finished MEPS after having LASIK.I had to provide all medical documentation from the surgery (pre-op, post-op information, etc.) 1. Then to delete your comments, simply click on your username on Reddit, go to the comments tab, scroll down as far as possible (hint: use RES), and hit the new OVERWRITE button at the top. Make it impossible to lie? Because the military does not. From hunters and military members, to competition shooters and general firearm enthusiasts, we welcome anyone who values and respects the way of the firearm. Its in your best interest to get through MEPS. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. they'll find out if you need a Top Secret security clearance or if the issue comes up. I know a guy who lied about lasik because he didn't want to wait 6 months and nobody at meps found out. Do you think the risk of getting shit bags and future suicides is worth the chance that one of them might be decent? The cousin survived, and revealed she was deep in a gambling debt. Discomfort after surgery is minimal, and vision recovery usually takes place in 1 to 2 days. While there, he experienced the emotionally stressful and physically demanding environment of being a Trainee at Lackland AFB. Do you think that they would have been able to successfully cope with these circumstances following the earlier problems? Same with another section. Handle this the right way, as you should all things. And more people are going to lie now that everyone is getting diagnosed with ADHD because they're not interested in school (and ADHD is a disqualifier). I am perfectly health for Army service and will be telling hte MEPS doctors that *Must have a registered ARFCOM account to win. I got LASIK a few months ago, I know the minimum time from surgery to MEPs has to be at least 6 months. Anything that deals with flying can cause problems with some that have had Lasik. According to evidence presented at his trial, the Jacksonville military veteran was designated in July 2000 by the Department of Veterans Affairs as 100 percent disabled for bilateral blindness. So if you do lie and something goes wrong at buds, they do have the right to dig through your medical history and they will probably find out about the surgery and lasik. Personally, go find another doctor that is ex-military that can weed through the BS. He did well on the entrance exams and was motivated to succeed. Do not lie, falsify, or hide information. A recent post made me think of these questions. This applies to ANY wildcat actions, including slowdown, work-to-rules, withdrawal of enthusiasm (WOE), sickouts, etc. You have runs risk that a Soldier could not live with. I was still in high school, wrecked my car and tore up my hand a few weeks later, was medically discharged :/. I knew she couldn't hack it but she joined anyways). However, you do sign a paper that allows the navy to look through your medical history if something bad happens during training. Hopefully by then youll be completely withdrawn from your meds. What should I do. Did I Lie at MEPS??! He hadn't been "prescribed" an anti-depressant because he only took some medicine on a short, trial basis. I was in the same spot. Now I've been referred to behavioral health for depression. Some typical things that people lie about at MEPS include: Medical History How do recruiters get medical records to MEPS for a med read? Stuck waiting for MEPS to process my info from Military to Military as well as MEPS to MEPS. It may be at MEPS, it may be later in your career. You need to disclose it. First, you didn't believe your OR so you called his boss who said the same thing, and then you come here looking for validation of the opposite advice. So I was told to go into his office and asked me if I was lying about any paperwork and that is there anything I didn't disclose with my recruiter or if I have done drugs. Lying on your SF-86 is an aspect of personal conduct, and deliberately falsifying or omitting information prevents investigators from getting the full picture of who you are and how you have conducted yourself thus far. It could just be too early that they do not want to be responsible if there is a tear due to your eyes are still healing. I lied at meps . He was only talking to a counselor because his cousin needed help and he wanted to support her as best he could. I also had to have my opthalmologist fill out a form called MEPS Refractive Eye Surgery worksheet.Look at MANMED regarding LASIK. Any advice? My recruiter went the other direction, really stressed "Make sure you disclose EVERYTHING". If you lie about it at MEPS, and get Lying at MEPS, HIPAA and security clearances. Having inconsistencies on your forms vs verbal answers is usually a major issue and will make it very difficult for you to get into the Marines now. See TheBeneGesseritWitch's guide on Paths to become an Officer. During the MEPS process, recruits may be tempted to lie about past events. You should have had a post-op visit to measure refractions at 90 days post-op and then another 30 days after that visit.https://www.public.navy.mil/netc/centers/ceneoddive/ndstc/documents/manmed_chap15.pdf. Glad to hear eye stuff is routine. It may not display this or other websites correctly. I swear I was born in the wrong generation. First, you are the one liable WHEN you get busted lying. We can't definitively know the answer to these hypotheticals, but we do know that the military would have never prepared them for it because they never were evaluated. (yes pretty much threw him and his boss underneath the bus). 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