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

Integrity is important in our military. You should admit your prevarication and face the consequences as a man. The taxpayers should not have to pay if your pre-existing condition causes you to suffer a disability and be medically discharged. Your condition also could cause your battle buddies to lose their lives should you suffer and fall out in a combat situation.

I'm pretty confident they'll learn about it at basic training/boot camp!

admitting you knowingly lied or were poorly diagnosed are different things. not a great place to openly admit you lied EVER. a murmur is not a dire diagnosis or prognosis either way. getting a through and proper evaluation for it then let the chips fall where they may. many people have far worse things but when talking about career and future know the facts about any condition and move forward. many kids were mother diagnosed or doctor diagnosed and come to find out its not relevant right now. good luck

The short answer is that they may be able to see the record if it is documented in an Electronic Health Record. They have access to a viewer that is connected to over 17000 civilian healthcare partners.

For the sake if the tax payer layer I hope they do. Too many frauds make it through and then blame the service for their problems, thus obligating the government, e.g. the tax payer, to pay for them forever.

The question you should be asking is “Where’s my integrity?” You do realize you just admitted you are a liar in an open and public forum right? So much for core values....smh

I have a murmur and had a nice career in the USN. Should not be an issue.

I broke my arm above the elbow joint, broke both wrists, surgery on one. They let me in. Since it was super early in your life dont sweat it and as others say, play negligent to it. The truth will out when the EKG comes back. They let me in and I never told them about my heart condition, the dr had full access to my records and didnt say anything but my condition was benign until I get old. There were people at boot with freaking holes in their hearts that became a problem they didnt know about. At that point the Navy has invested in you. At no point do you falter in your determination to serve, military gets a giant boner over stuff like that as it shows leadership potential.

Apart from being on a public venue... that aside. If it's not causing you grief, or problems now I would not worry about it. I ran four years of track and cross country, found out by chance my senior year I had a valve issue with my heart but it was so benign it never caused me problems and I never mentioned it at MEPS, frankly I forgot about it. I served 8 years.

Ooooh boy..... so I’m not going to bust your chops because I understand you want to serve and that is admirable, I get it.

They aren’t going to go back in your records. So don’t even worry about that. So let’s address the larger issue at hand. The military has a real problem right now and that problem is lack of integrity.

Integrity is a choice.... you choose to be honest and do the right thing or you choose not too. If you push yourself to be honest and stand for what is right with little things it’s easier with the hard things.

You are choosing to be an American Soldier that is not just a paycheck for your time. It’s not a job description. It’s a way of life, we stand on principles and integrity ...... or at least some of us still do. So now you need to ask yourself what are your principles and do they mesh with those of us you will serve beside.