I lied at MEPS. Will they go back and look through my medical records?

Shipmate, when I went into the service, I had a murmur. I told MEPS and they had a hard time finding it. I had a cardiologist write a letter stating it would not effect my service. I retired after 24 years and still going strong. Each year after I entered service, I had my annual physical and they never found my murmur. Get the letter and let MEPS know. Don’t get caught in a lie and get a less than honorable discharge. It will wreck your life.....

Young recruit, did you not think this one through before you posted that here?

Did you make a mistake when you wrote it?

Wow dude you really had a bad recruiter

Should have just been up front especially with your recruiter, so you lied to him and lied to MEPS, so what does that say about you, it says you can't be trusted or relied on, what if we're going for high security job in the military or civilian life, and you haven't been sworn in yet, maybe it was just a bone head move, or just a bad idea not mention it but being upfront and honest, would tell them that you should be revaluated and possibly be given that opportunity to join up

Really "Civilian" you're putting this on a public platform? Please don't join the Navy!

Don't feel too bad about it. I also withheld medical info from MEPS. Most trained medical professionals will tell you thos impossible and that I am full of BS but my parents and I found out I do not have the top two vertebrae in in my spine and I only have a partial third. The top three vertebrae are supposed to the connectors of skull to the spine and allow you to rotate your head. I only have a partial third. Otherwise I have been okay. I served honorably for three years. But if the military knew, I may have been disqualified from service. I went through MEPS in Seattle in May 1988 just weeks before I graduated High School and went on to have a spectacular 3 year career as a Missile Maggot in Field Artillery.

This is considered falsifying a government document which is punishable by UCMJ. If they find out you had this underlying condition prior to joining the military, you can be punished under UCMJ and even kicked out of the military with an other than honorable discharge. Be careful what lies you tell the military. They will find out sooner or later during your yearly PHA

You aren't fit to be in the military. You failed to understand the core value of integrity in our armed forces, and your very first action as a member of the Army was to lie about your own health. A lie that will definitely put your life at risk, and likely other's lives as well.

First and foremost remember if you don’t have honor or integrity you don’t have 2 of the core values of the armed forces.