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

2.5 percent of all recruits are fired for a so called ondition existing prior to service. This means you were actually unfit, but the Army didnt know it. Accusing someone of a lie is rare, but your medical problems cropping up is common. The rules on disqualifying conditions are there for the protection of you and your fellow Soldiers. If you have a disqualifying condition, it is very likely you will break down mentally or physically at am inconvenient time. The Army isn't a social welfare service, if you are unfit, go away.

Just when I think I've read the stupidest post ever on RallyPoint, someone comes along and tops it. Good job!

You should probably delete this dude. You’re a recruit telling literally anyone and everyone involved in the military that you lied at MEPS.

The intent of the restriction is that your frailties could jeopardize the survival of those around you

You big dummy

This is one of the greatest questions I have ever seen a person ask using their real name on a completely open website.

A heart murmur is a very generic term and does not specify a cardiac defect. A "murmur" can be benign. And if it wasn't heard until you were six years old and wasn't a problem then or now, then that is likely the case in your situation. So actually, you didn't lie.

You should have played it straight at MEPS. Now you have given false information and lied to enter the service. You had better hope that it’s overlooked... but now I doubt it. Because you have put it out on this forum. You not only lie but, your pretty dumb too.
IMHO you don’t belong in the military.

I am a Medical Professional, and let me say a murmur as an infant to toddler you usually grow out of as everyone is born with one. So that said if you told the MEPS no issue, unless you were told as a teen you had a murmur then you are not technically lying or everyone ever born that was told this is. The fact that you are 17 or older with the murmur maybe more concerning to your health., but most likely not as I can here a murmur on almost anyone depending on their current nutritional status, physical health, time of year, stress...
So as the doc said they check to make sure it is not one of the concerning issues and not one of the common minor/temporary causes. Only if it is a concerning issue will they decide to have specific MOS or not give you a wavier as that means they accept having to care for you medically. The only reason to review your medical records beyond your current health if it is concerning. Don't worry, and many others on here are right about many others omitting or lying about their records, I've even known recruiters to tell people to omit or lie about things like drugs use to get them in so relax as the real head games will start in basic and if this has you stressed you will struggle then.

C. Merritt MAJ(ret) USArmy

Seems like you don’t have to play dumb your pretty good at it already.