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

There are Core Values with each Military Branch. One is usually honesty.

They didn't find it at MEPS, you have an appointment with a cardiologist, what he says will be final. If he clears you, take the clearance with you to Reception.

Not unless it is something major, like asthma or diabetes, or an old injury that will prevent you from taking the pt test or deploying.

Six years old it was found, now have you had any issues since? Do you have a 18 scar on your chest? Don't worry. QUESTION: Have you had any heart issues? ANSWER: No, I ever had any issues in school and never took medicine [IF IT IS TRUE].

Did you actually deny having it at MEPS? During Basic Training we had a guy going for a specialty that required a flight physical. That physical was done shortly before graduation and it uncovered a heart murmur that he was unaware of. He was IMMEDIATELY pulled out of training and put on casual status awaiting an entry level separation.

He was fighting the discharge on the grounds a) He was unaware of the Heart Murmur, and b) If he did not pick a flight carrier filed they would have never have had a problem. I saw him at the rec center a few days before graduation. He was still fighting to stay in. I don't know what happened to him after that, because a few days later I was on a bus to Keesler AFB to attend tech school

don’t waive your HIPA right and they can’t find shit.

So the question is are you afraid they will boot you before you could get in to get that sweet Mil insurance or are you genuinely afraid for your military career? If it's your career then yes, they will find it, for example you apply to go Warrant to fly copters for the Army. Those flight Nurse's and Doc's will tear thru your past and present medical records to make sure your a GO before you step foot into class, same nurses will do the same for SF physicals.

There is a story that Eddie Rickenbacker had less than perfect visual acuity on one side. Short story, he was almost blind in one eye. He passed the eye test by memorizing the chart.

Another example (non-recruiting) is Chuck Yeager. The day before his flight, where he broke the sound barrier in the X-1, he rode his horse, and was thrown off. He broke a rib, maybe more than one. He didn't tell anybody. His Engineer, Jack Ridley, cut off a piece of broomstick so that Chuck could close the hatch of the X-1 with his good arm. He flew into history that way.

There are only two examples of people who were not completely honest with their physical condition. (I know about Chuck; Eddie, I'm not sure so somebody could correct me.)

Think of these examples. Do your best from this moment on. Strive to be as good as Rickenbacker and Yeager.

Forrest Gump never asked stupid questions like this and he served

I HAD A HEART MURMUR, AND THEY TOOK ME IN THE 1969 DRAFT.