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

i commented before but i want to add this. it's always better to admit what you did than to let it eat at you. the what if's are more damming than the actual facts. big thing to remember is we are all human, we all want something that is just out of our reach. Go to your CO if he's a good man he'll help you if he's a tough asshole, he'll bury you. but the what if's will kill you.

John, you will be fine! Don’t worry about anyone combing through your records. It’s not going to happen. Say nothing to anyone. God bless you!

Pretty white lie. The fact that you feel bad about it indicates that the military will likely turn a profit on your service.

Put your best foot forward. There's a saying, probably not applicable here, that "if you're not cheating, you're not trying".

Be smart.

Good luck.

I’ll respond with an incident, years ago, that I was personally aware of. There was a senior recruiter who had a son and wanted the son to join the military unit which he, the father, was a part of. Unfortunately for the son he had a medical disqualifying condition. The son was passed through the MEPS, but upon reaching basic training was given another complete physical. During this physical it was revealed he had a medical condition which barred him from military service. He was sent home, much to his father’s displeasure. Sometime later I encountered his father, after I had returned to the unit from an EAD tour. The father acted as if I were to blame. I told the father that it was standard that every potential recruit was given a physical exam, in addition to the MEPS exam, and their findings were final. This was a case were the father wanted to enlist his son, while knowing his son’s physical condition, probably slid his son through the MEPS somehow, and was unaware of the physical exam given at basic.

If it comes up again, they might very well go through your records. Heart murmurs are one of those things that tend to come up again. Soldiers generally get a stethoscope slapped on their chests a couple times a year and it doesn't take much experience for even a simple medic like myself to be able to pick up on Something Ain't Right noises.

Depends on how "big" the lie - but from my perspective as an O-6, I would not want you in my command - if you lied about that, what else - basically I don't trust you

I wouldn't worry about it that much. You have a heart murmur and that's all it is--a possible symptom. You are not qualified to judge its possible impact on your military service. The services have doctors and specialists who can make that evaluation. If they determine it should disqualify you they will recommend that action and that will be it. They may also be able to recommend possible avenues you could take to correct the medical issue. You withheld that information when you applied because you wanted to serve. If the service wants you they will waiver the murmur and let you in. If they don't want you they won't. But you tried to serve. They won't send you to jail for that. By the way, I developed a heart murmur while on active duty and cardiology specialists determined it did not impact my ability to serve. And most of my service was after that.

Keep your mouth shut---this is a public website.

This guy is definitely Army material.. He will make E5 in no time!!

Its all asses in seats when I comes to MEPS. You’ll be fine. If I had a dollar for every fallen arch, I’d buy your contract out...
Good luck light duty