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

As a soldier we tried to practice honesty and integrity. You disrespected the uniform For which you want to wear. There are medical requirements in place for a reason. The conditions that you are going to go through and face ahead of you require that you be healthyTeam player and going into the army with the physical ailment directly affect your choices your health and the health of those around you.

Lying is never good and it sets a precedent. If you had honestly forgotten about it prior to the MEPS doc finding it, so be it, own it as its been stated. BUT the army will not go back for your records, they will go/no go you on the recommendation on the MEPS doc and the cardiologist who does the review.

But know this, Mr Kellen, you are on a public site and have admitted to lying to MEPS in front of active duty and retired members of the military who have more contacts than you have hot meals. The best thing you can do is own up to this mistake in judgement and take it as it lands.

The entire reason they identify the issues at MEP's is to ensure no future issues arise, especially in a combat environment. A heart Murmur at 6 years old, unless there is a medical record on it was probably something your mother told you. I recruited for 12 years and ran Recruiting Battalions for years and the majority of people that say they had medical issues, Asthma, heart Murmurs etc were stories they were told by their Parents and not so much based on facts. If you indeed had a heart MurMur at 6 and had no further issues the rest of your life then even if there was paperwork you would have probably still been approved with a medical waiver due to your age at the time and not having any further problems. They will not check anything but what you tell them so just remember that and you will be fine.

Good Luck,
SGM P

You sir should be ashamed of yourself. You will never live the Army core values and you’re lucky someone hasn’t brought this up to someone. That’s called lying! That’s pathetic. You do not deserve to serve in the military and I have no respect for you.

If the Doctor said it was ok,
I wouldn't worry about it,it is very rare the military go back and check your medical records,something drastic would have to warrant such an action of investigation,

Ultimately it depends on the severity of the issue. I myself have a slight heart murmur and out of every 10 doctors 1 would notice a slight change in my heart beat. If it is as minor as your doctor said it could be dismissed. But if it isn't minor they could review it and proceed as they feel fit. If they found it at meps and you aren't in yet they will just proceed with identifying the issue and diagnosis it.

IDK---I lied about my heart murmur too---discovered after fainting from 3 20 hour days in the mess hall working. I got to stay in, did 10 years, been out 36. If they want to come after me now, I'd die laughing. I DID admit I lied about it as the MD did say it would go away.

Medical records are certainly much more accessible now than ever before; if the MEPS physical doesn’t detect it, then doesn’t that mean you grew out of it? Medical stuff has advanced since you were six. My mother had open heart surgery as a teen and they told her she wouldn’t live past 18 -she’s 67. Doctors can always get it wrong.

honestly they wouldn't have but to me it seems like you're looking for a easy ticket out of training. if this was truly a problem or issue you would'nt be one a public site where you have to give your real name, you would've been taking you your recruiter about getting a waiver (which they are really good at getting). tbh why are you asking this question on a military site if you really want to serve? oh and as much as the rest of the E-4 mafia are behind you I would be too if you weren't a liability to or brothers and sisters and also weren't this dumb to ask this on a site that ppl connected to higher ups to question about you or even your ppl at meps are on.

Lying about it was ill-advised. Coming out about lying in a public forum was either stupid or brave. Figure out which you are and ride it out. If you’re a good soldier this has a tendency to get overlooked; if you’re a loser it’s now evidence for administrative consequences. When I was active duty I referred several people for EPTS/medical board action after they presented to the emergency department with recurrent asthma attacks that they acknowledged they had experienced for years but “forgot” to disclose on enlistment. They were medically unqualified for enlistment yet if they were able to serve without it presenting a problem for a year they could be retained, unless it could be shown they lied. I suspect the eagerness to uncover lying was biased by how good a soldier they were. I never knew the outcome of those referrals.