The most popular bodybuilding message boards! I had the surgery in august of 2014. Tough but that is what it is when they find out. Should I be honest with my recruiter and try to get a waiver? Glad to hear eye stuff is routine. The recruiter will come up with the necessary "details" of what happened and will move on to the next recruit. LASIK and LASEK are forms of corrective refractive eye surgeries, and both reshape corneas permanently. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=tool+bag&defid=1959463. Major unions have lost court cases and in one instance suffered severe financial damage in the process. She passed all the exams and was cleared, then went to BMT and performed well. Accidentally or on purpose are applicable. You will not be able to live the Army values and lead Soldiers in the future. He might have been denied, or if he was approved, he would at least have been more prepared to handle the BMT experience. I just finished MEPS after having LASIK.I had to provide all medical documentation from the surgery (pre-op, post-op information, etc.) You might think to yourself, "How could he not know that he needed to disclose this information?" If I go back to my doctor and ask them to fill it out with the actual dates (even though its not exactly on the mark of '90 days'), will it be a waste of time to send back to MEPS, maybe with a statement attached? You must log in or register to reply here. I haven't seriously considered joining a branch since my accident in 2003, but it still crosses my mind from time to time. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. If it had been correctly disclosed, he likely would have required a waiver and additional counseling before joining the Air Force. : r/USMCboot. Its in your best interest to get through MEPS. It also helps prevent mods from profiling and censoring. It allows MEPS to see your entire Electronic Health Record (EHR). He told me not to worry about it and say "no". Generally speaking, no. Lying will. I got LASIK a few months ago, I know the minimum time from surgery to MEPs has to be at least 6 months. 73. The cousin survived, and revealed she was deep in a gambling debt. If your eyes are otherwise healthy, the services will usually waive up to 5 diopters of cylinder (astigmatism). Downside, you might take a bit longer to get the green light to process and might also have to get documentation from your doctor that you don't need your meds anymore. So do you think the cost is worth the benefit? Subscribe to our monthly Newsletter to receive firearm news, product discounts from your favorite Industry Partners, and more. Any help would be appreciated. Do not attempt to interpret the questions your recruiter and MEPS will ask you--answer them as they are written. x10 bus middlesbrough to newcastle price. Take the advice and think on it. So ur saying stay off the pills for 90 days and I doesnt come up?how? Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Know how to find the right doctor. She wanted to get out so bad she went full retard, doing something dishonorable to get thrown out on a general discharge. And yet when the recruiter tells them to lie so he doesn't have to do paperwork they always believe him that no one will find out. When did the AF start allowing pilots that have had LASIK? Press J to jump to the feed. It will regenerate itself in about three to five days. uuugh, it was hot. Put me in the disqualified for medical category. He told them. If you lie about it at MEPS, and get Lying at MEPS, HIPAA and security clearances. Online posts, including anonymous posts and posts made here on APC, have been used in lawsuits against unions. I realize you were told to lie, but you should have refused. Come visit our wiki over in r/Navy. from USMCboot. About 3 years before joining the Air Force, his cousin attempted suicide. It is irrelevant whether the union itself has anything to do with the action. They are looking for consistency". This includes lying by omission (leaving information out) and lying by commission (purposefully misleading). But Im afraid that they will go back on my medical records and find out I lied . Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. No personally identifying information (PII). I wouldn't recommend it (even ignoring the important integrity aspects of your question. Because the military does not. Looking at your previous 11 posts it looks like you might be joining the Marines. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Never got caught. Anyways I called him a few weeks ago telling him I am interested. A recent post made me think of these questions. They need to have a psychologist evaluate everyone at meps. I genuinely had not considered that the way I'm acting could be considered morally suspect, or aggravating to the recruiter. JavaScript is disabled. He was counseled, evaluated, and treated for EIA. For more information, please see our He said the tests they do would not notice the lasik scar it's only if you tell them you had lasik that they do more in depth tests if there's any issues. Own this and you may be surprised, if nothing else you will have evolved as a man. It indicates, "Click to perform a search". After boot camp is MCT where all Marines go regardless of MOS. The medics at BMT requested and reviewed her civilian medical records to possibly determine the cause and any history of the condition. From hunters and military members, to competition shooters and general firearm enthusiasts, we welcome anyone who values and respects the way of the firearm. The doctor who found it said it not a big deal and they will let me in . Is your condition a liability to yourself or others? Now I've been referred to behavioral health for depression. I informed my recruiter of this incident and he told me not to mention it to MEPS because it won't come back in a police check being so recent. A magnifying glass. Always good advice. Wait 1-3 years off the medication. As long as you werent taking the pills within 90 days it wont pop up so just dont talk about them. And you'll be sidelined forever. The largest military subreddit on reddit. Retired in '02 as a Senior Chief(E-8 for you landlubbers). They may lie about behaviors, charges, and other possible information that could disqualify them from enlisting in the military. My 90 day period was more like 2 months, because that's when they called me back for a followup, so it wouldn't have made sense (distance traveled and financially) to go back a month later for a '90 day' followup. A bunch of others told me to just play dumb . After a long conversation with my doc he said there is no way for them to find out unless you tell them. When we started to fill out similar questions with the recruiter I started saying 'yes' on some of the questions. I would say lying at meps is a low risk high reward type of deal. 48.3k Members 151 Online Created Sep 13, 2012 Join Top posts december 6th 2015 Top posts of december, 2015 Top posts 2015 I'm certain they won't be. See Article 83 UCMJ. Recruiter told me to lie . I knew she couldn't hack it but she joined anyways). I was told I had heart murmur when I was 6 and was told that I would grow out of it little to say I didn't they found it at meps . Bit of stretch that anybody would have any insight on this subject, but the only thing stopping me from getting accepted for MEPS is my LASIK documentation. During the MEPS process, recruits may be tempted to lie about past events. I know a guy who lied about lasik because he didn't want to wait 6 months and nobody at meps found out. You're still not getting it. The flap is then placed back into its original position. Handle this the right way, as you should all things. I have enough money saved to get the surgery, and I'm willing to wait the 180 days, but I don't know how available that waiver is, and my OR doesn't recommend doing anything that will create more hurdles for me to get past at MEPS, stating each hurdle decreases my chances of becoming an officer. Know preoperative, operative, and postoperative . You have runs risk that a Soldier could not live with. It is best that you speak with your recruiter and explain that you failed to mention it as your doctor told you it was not an issue. Has "just asking for a friend" EVER worked, even if true? According to evidence presented at his trial, the Jacksonville military veteran was designated in July 2000 by the Department of Veterans Affairs as 100 percent disabled for bilateral blindness. It may not display this or other websites correctly. If people can lie about weed I dont see any moral dilemma about you lying about ADHD. MEPS threaten to put these kids in fucking prison if they lie, and they lie anyway. When I went to meps, I went into a room with a doctor, he made me strip down to my underwear and told me to slowly spin in a circle twice, so they will most likely notice any major scars. I think that I am going to just forget that it ever happened. Option 1: Being truthful and working a waiver that is doable. I swear I've met more dudes getting chaptered in the infantry for mental problems (like a few guys are mentally insane) than I ever imagined. He stopped seeing the counselor after only 6 months from beginning counseling and successfully continued his college education. He also said that as long as I take care of it before I leave, I'll be fine. MEPS stands for Military Entrance Processing Station. I called the head recruiting office in my district and he said the same thing (trust but verify), that letters of rec are no longer considered important to packages. What do you think will they look back on my medical records after finding a heart murmur ? Maybe mental health evaluations should be more thorough, the guys with physical problems that the Army didn't know about got found out because they were being physically pushed but the mental nutjobsthey didn't get found out til they got to their unit. Now they say I need more information such as previous eye prescription, doctors notes, and more. View Profile View Forum Posts View Blog Entries View Articles View Gallery Uploads Marine Friend . First, you didn't believe your OR so you called his boss who said the same thing, and then you come here looking for validation of the opposite advice. What will you do at PI or San Diego when the withdrawal symptoms hit? Disclose EVERYTHING. I was at SOI-West last summer. Should I lie at MEPS and if so will I likely get caught? My dad said hell no, lost 60lbs and 6 years later has had zero knee pain. There's been zero issues from the surgery and was absolutely necessary as I couldn't do more than 10 pushups without the wrist being in terrible pain. Because he felt that his condition was very mild, and that it was part of his cousin's support program, he did not disclose this to his Recruiter, nor MEPS. If it won't come up again or if you don't need a TS-SCI, you can get away with not telling. You will never become a United States Marine. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Im in the same boat, the waiver is an easy one as long as you have a doctors note saying youre fine to be off medication, and being successful for 1-3 years off the medication. Also, while you wait for a reply from a subject matter expert, try using the search feature! Second, you state that the ORs are pushing you to lie. Last I knew, which granted was probably close to a decade ago, it was strictly forbiddenonly PRK was allowed. I know a guy who lied about lasik because he didn't want to wait 6 months and nobody at meps found out. Then to delete your comments, simply click on your username on Reddit, go to the comments tab, scroll down as far as possible (hint: use RES), and hit the new OVERWRITE button at the top. Finally, he was incorrectly interpreting the questions from his recruiter and MEPS to what he believed his own history was. It was not a mistake for being honest at MEPS, it was a mistake for being dishonest on the paperwork. Stuck waiting for MEPS to process my info from Military to Military as well as MEPS to MEPS. Do you think that they would have been able to successfully cope with these circumstances following the earlier problems? However, they also discovered that the member received some depression counseling about 2 years before her MEPS visit, which she conveniently omitted. Instead, she had abysmal chances for waiver approval because she never got the additional examination needed for a waiver (plus lying isn't helpful to a case), so she was separated despite the recommendation of her MTI. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, https://www.reddit.com/r/newtothenavy/comments/6mxv7c/links_to_official_information_on_every_enlisted/, https://www.public.navy.mil/netc/centers/ceneoddive/ndstc/documents/manmed_chap15.pdf. Make it impossible to lie? Want to learn about deploying, finances, mental health, cross-rating, and more? It's sometimes better to keep your trap shut and deal with possible consequences later. A young woman wanted to join the Air Force and went to MEPS. Anyone with any experience or advice? Personally, go find another doctor that is ex-military that can weed through the BS. This video I react to a video that JTsuits made where a person was kicked out of navy Bootcamp due to them being medically unfit. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Overall, I have to say that I am troubled by the way you appear to be perceiving and interacting with the recruiters. I had lasik back in November and just had an enhancement to my left eye on Friday that I've been stressing about. Further, he won't be able to enlist nor commission in any branch of the military ever again. I even believed that my OR would appreciate my persistence in trying to get more info while he is on leave this week. Messages. I feel like this is a test so see if I won't bother to accrue some letters regardless and I'm not sure what to do. So I was told to go into his office and asked me if I was lying about any paperwork and that is there anything I didn't disclose with my recruiter or if I have done drugs. I am going into the marines and have a contract to go to security school where you need a TS if you complete it. They don't understand how a broken leg or asthma when they were a kid can come back, they don't understand how mental issues are severely exacerbated under stress-- because they think their phone breaking is stress, and they dealt with that just fine. That sent me down a long road of having to get a waiver for something that had no current medical basis and was utter medical fraud. Yes. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. You probably dont even have ADHD because they hand out those diagnoses to kids like Candy. Am I? Don't even mention the scar unless they ask then keep it minimal "that was just from when I was a kid" if they ask more "yeah I was biking and fell" simple is good. Adhd is no big deal, however if it's serious I would lie. I told him "no" because I did disclose everything with him if asked. This is for prior service and new applicants. My gramma always told me I had to be able to look at myself in the mirror, and know that if I couldn't-- I wouldn't sleep well at night. My ex, who was batshit crazy, probably Bi-polar and was on meds most of her teen life lied about it ALL at MEPs. They only care in the beginning because they don't want to waste money on you for "XYZ" reason for processing, no matter how bullshit it is. You need to provide all documents not just a cover letter or info sheet. So I left his office and my recruiter took me to up to the hotel. I had the active prescription but wasnt taking them. You may need further evaluation or counseling before you can live a rigorous military lifestyle. The criminal background check and security clearance investigations can and do find sealed records. !, Military Life and Issues, 8 replies Lying scumbag Johnson on MSNBC lying-no challenge from host, Elections, 31 replies Or should I be honest with my recruiter and if I cant get a waiver, lie at MEPS. May 6, 2020. So a few days later I went to MEPS but before we went we had to fill more paperwork out. I was completely honest and I served honorably for 8 years. One of those better to ask for forgiveness than permission situations it seems. Currently trying to fill out a packet for OCS, but my recruiter informed me that meps declined my medical history. What I love is everyone parrots RECRUITERS ALWAYS LIE. Unfortunately, she needed to go to sick call several times for persistent coughing. 48.8K. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Just get off the meds asap, and keep your shit together for however long your recruiter says you need to. How do you think they would perform in a deployment, or at a remote assignment like Turkey or Greenland, or if they married and their future spouse later divorced them? I was told I had heart murmur when I was 6 and was told that I would grow out of it little to say I didnt they found it at meps . If you do tell the truth about the surgery and wait 6 months for the lasik, you will probably still be able to get a contract, but you will have to go through a bunch of unnecessary shit. It seems like the most important mission of the army right now its safety and risk management, and with that in mind, it doesn't seem even remotely worth the risk. It is possible to lie about your depression during MEPS (Military Entrance Process). Applicants often need further evaluation or counseling before they can live the rigorous and stressful military lifestyle. Well today I reserved an 11x op 40 contract with plans to go to MEPS Tues/Wed. This applies to ANY wildcat actions, including slowdown, work-to-rules, withdrawal of enthusiasm (WOE), sickouts, etc. PERIOD. One new winner* is announced every week! By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. I think the individual is still at the MEPS stage of enlistment, and if I have understood him correctly, he is awaiting a medical waiver of sorts. SSG Sean Donahue - Though your verbiage is way bolder than mine (my post on this issue is above) I fully agree with you!!!! I also had to have my opthalmologist fill out a form called MEPS Refractive Eye Surgery worksheet.Look at MANMED regarding LASIK. We all come to this website for information and most of us have been corrected on our approach by the main contributors in some fashion. After a few more weeks, the doctors determined he did not actually have EIA, but was experiencing panic attacks and anxiety which subconsciously manifested as physical symptoms (a Psychosomatic Disorder). Sign up for the ARFCOM weekly newsletter and be entered to win a free ARFCOM membership. The forms tell you that you must disclose it. I was in the same spot. Texted him asking if he got the paperwork and he said he did (at this point I knew a commander came in and talk to the two and now I know he is pissed). Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. (January 6, 2021, subversive for attending the rally - not me, but a friend). In the end, I did everything I could to prove I was completely fine. She could have been honest about her history and told the Recruiter, who would have told MEPS. It does not belong to any particular service division. they'll find out if you need a Top Secret security clearance or if the issue comes up. The purpose of this script is to help protect users from doxing, stalking, and harassment. First, psychiatrists, psychologists, and sometimes doctors might not directly tell their patients their actual diagnoses because of the stigma and fear surrounding Mental Health. I was still in high school, wrecked my car and tore up my hand a few weeks later, was medically discharged :/. You're assuming her recruiter didn't know With the rise of electronic medical records it'll become extremely hard to lie for meps. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Lasik and Meps processing Currently trying to fill out a packet for OCS, but my recruiter informed me that meps declined my medical history. Talk openly with your recruiter, MEPS staff, and your family. Fraudulent Entry can get you kicked out of the military. A forum to discuss Navy Recruiters, processing at MEPS, Delayed Entry Program, Enlisted Ratings, "A" Schools, Officer Candidate School, Recruit Training Command, and transferring to your first command. Not sure why I didnt expect this or was told this. I played my "sax" a lot in basic. Is there a glaucoma suspect trait i should be wary of, are there any other eye traits that would require further testing. Downside, you might take a bit longer to get the green light to process and might also have to get documentation from your doctor that you don't need your meds anymore. Telling them what I told the recruiter and what he told me. Nice guy and not pushy. Thanks for the details. Forgetting the medical side of this for a moment You must log in or register to reply here. 4,250. Or just give up and wait for a couple of years? For information regarding Navy enlisted ratings, see [Twisky's Rating Information Guide] (https://www.reddit.com/r/newtothenavy/comments/6mxv7c/links_to_official_information_on_every_enlisted/). It is irrelevant whether the union itself has anything to do with the action. AR15.COM is the world's largest firearm community and is a gathering place for firearm enthusiasts of all types. While there, he experienced the emotionally stressful and physically demanding environment of being a Trainee at Lackland AFB. Am I in danger like my friend said? Lying at MEPS about medical or mental health history is a really bad idea with serious consequences, as stated on the Army enlistment contract you sign. My recruiter sent a 10 page report from the doctor along with the 'Refractive Eye Surgery Checklist' paper my recruiter gave me. Do not lie, falsify, or hide information. 1. Some typical things that people lie about at MEPS include: Medical History My recruiter is telling me that some things are best left unsaid. As above: the truth is easy to remember, keep consistent and coordinate with others. 27. I lied at meps . Lying at MEPS is punishable by a $10,000 fine and 5 years in prison. Don't worry, you'll be fine, I had no issues. Now the most commonly performed eye laser surgery, LASIK involves creating a partial-thickness corneal flap and using an excimer laser to ablate the bed of the cornea. We lost quite a few, we were down to just a few of us by graduation. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Thank you for the quick replies. You were torn and want to be honest. He hadn't told them he had lasik. ), Arborry Hill Road Company, LLC Copyright 2006-2023, Service Academy Forums is a registered trademark of Arborry Hill Road Company, LLC. Do not lie, falsify, or hide information. A young man decided to join the Air Force and contacted a Recruiter. These include conditions like depression, bipolar disorder, epilepsy, heart issues, Asperger's, and PTSD. So they just left that section blank and filled in the most recent appointment, making it look as if i never went in at all until just the other day. TL; DR Anyone with experience of LASIK eye surgery documentation sent to MEPS. You need to disclose it. I know I have to be able to function without medication and I can, but have not been consistently been of the medication simply because of the existence of standardized tests should I lie to my recruiter and say that while I have such a prescription I have been off it for atleast the minimum time period states or should I be honest because in reality it doesnt take a long time to get off a medication completely atleast for ADHD medications which are stimulants and what they dont know wont hurt them because my ADHD does not really effect me much at all anymore. And if you don't know what to do, you have no business applying to the military. You may need further evaluation or counseling before you can live a rigorous military lifestyle. Thanks! HELP!!!! 21 years active duty,kept my mouth shut about stuff that just did not need to be amplified. He said that there is a good chance that I could lose my op 40. and our 03-10-09, 06:54 PM #10. redsox1804. So if you do lie and something goes wrong at buds, they do have the right to dig through your medical history and they will probably find out about the surgery and lasik. In my experience meps isn't that deep of a medical check and it's fairly disorganized. She went to the SGTs and the Chaplin professing that she lied at MEPs. In another month, his symptoms and concerns had mostly resolved, and his cousin was also much better. If they don't find anything during their examinations, you should be good to go. It happened to be depression and medication for it. He did well on the entrance exams and was motivated to succeed. I plan on waiting the 6 months. ", he thought the answer was "No" because his cousin was the one getting counseling and he hadn't been diagnosed. The main difference between them is that with LASIK, a corneal flap is created and replaced, and with LASEK, the top layer of the cornea is loosened, moved, and reattached. Don't they pull your medical records, or did this happen after they checked? AR15.Com reserves the right to overwrite or replace any affiliate, commercial, or monetizable links, posted by users, with our own. Though my friend told me his exam consisted of a puff eye test, exam for glaucoma screening. Talked to a bunch of people about it and asked why does it say "no" if clearly should have been "yes". Below are abstractions of a true stories. She joined the army and just before graduating AIT she decided the Army wasn't for her (I told her not to do it, but did she listen? She said a recent one had about 30 pages regarding the procedure. Do not encourage lying. I was honest at MEPS. It could just be too early that they do not want to be responsible if there is a tear due to your eyes are still healing. Never saw him again. Firearm Discussion and Resources from AR-15, AK-47, Handguns and more! And also a expunged ticket and felony charges. You are using an out of date browser. 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