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

More than likely you will need a medical waiver after you take a pulmonary function test either with your doctor or a doctor that they refer you to. Depending on the results, it will help the MEPS determine if you are qualified or not.

I had one my entire career and was just fine up, still am and retired out at 24 years. Somehow, they missed it at MEPS and I didn't know about it until after I got out. Mine's genetic, got it from Mom, that's how we know it didn't just suddenly pop up.

I suggest that you not follow the advice of "just play dumb." I suggest you just be smart and correct the record before you get to far into your initial duty. I mean, for the record, correct it ASAP yesterday as you are admitting to enlisting under false pretenses (best case) to a Fraudulent Enlistment (Worst Case). What that means is that you have an issue with your heart which occurs during a PT test, and you are hospitalized for it, AND, they find out that you had a pre condition to which you had full knowledge prior to enlistment.Your condition is considered as PRE-EXISTING and you do not qualify for any compensation for any injuries because you knowingly failed to inform the MEPS Medical personnel as well as your Recruiter. And consider this.. should you suffer a permanent injury or death caused by a pre existing heart condition, you and or your survivors cannot claim anything resulting from a fraudulent entry. Therefore I suggest you do the smart thing and INFORM the Recruiter regarding this issue, and should you be allowed to continue to entry, then if any issue that occurs after entry (with their full knowledge of a pre-existing condition), then if you do suffer an injury related to the heart, it can be considered Service Aggravated and you would be eligible for services/compensation if that aggravation was not considered a progressive involvement, but an acute event. So once again, Inform the Recruiter, and I suggest the NCOIC of the Recruiting personnel... YESTERDAY

I'm wondering a few things...Why did you lie? How did you come up with the idea to lie about your medical history? Did your recruiter "suggest" that you be dishonest about your health? Why are you so dumb to even post your dishonesty on this public forum?

First and foremost be honest I have pectus excavatum (caved in sternum) since I was born and had surgery on it when I was 13 and 16 but I told my recruiter and I had paperwork on it that they knew but I had horrible acne at the time and they wanted me to lie but the MEPS Doc knew what it was and I had to get waived for it, needless to say I got it approved and I swore in the Navy that same day now I'm almost two years in, my biggest tip for you is keep your mouth shut and don't try to fall for their tricks believe me and since this is a public website and I'm not trying to beat the dead horse, think twice next time you post. Other than that I wish you luck and as an Enlisted sailor trying to get into the Officer commissioning programs, go for what you want to go for in life and your career. Good Luck.

What they decide will be based on what the Service's cardiologist determines. Lying is a bad habit to bring with you to the military. Highly unlikely that they will access your childhood medical records. Just adopt a better approach to not doing things that are wrong...

Don't join the Navy, it won't end well. goggle "Fat Leonard"

I am a medical NCOIC at a MEPS. If you disclose this information with the MEPS, it won’t be a big deal. Just be honest and you won’t have anything to worry about.

They could. Best bet is to confess NOW before, they tell you.

They can’t look at your records unless you allow them to. I’m pretty sure you would be an automatic no go if you told them about the murmur up front. It’s sucks that they found it.