Main advice: Whatever you told your recruiter is exactly what you tell the MEPS doctors. If the doctors don’t ask about anything you’re trying to hide, then don’t mention it.
I have an old shoulder injury and i juat did meps today in fact. When they did the explosion arm angel wave, i was literally panicking the guy saw me widen my eyes and react but i managed to pull it off with no problem. The injury can reaggrivate if i fall hard, should i ask my recruiter about what can be done to save the situation?
I'm disqualified as well for medical reasons, I didn't get as far as getting a letter. But I've talked to recruiters multiple times and keep trying through the years. You can still get fit and live core values, without the military. Awesome editing, thanks for making this video and I will be checking out your other ones.
Bad advice - do NOT lie at MEPS (or to any government entity for that matter - you can be criminally prosecuted for this). If they find out down the road while you are in the military, you can be court martialed for fraudulent enlistment. It happens more often then you think. Let's just say I have professional knowledge of this. Every time you see a doctor, go to a clinic, use your health insurance, fill a prescription... etc there is an electronic trail that .gov can find if we choose to. Every time you get a traffic ticket, have a police officer run your name through the system for any reason.... etc, there is an electronic record that is NEVER destroyed (even if they are "sealed," "expunged," or "pardoned." A government agency can ALWAYS find those records if we look. Also, they WILL look at every inch of your skin at MEPS. You will need to explain EVERY scar. If the MEPS doctor does not believe your explanation, he/she has the authority to disqualify you on the spot. Let's say you have a few "parallel" scars on your arm and you tell them they are from "barb wires" or "cat scratches" (common things self-cutters claim). If the MEPS doctor does not believe you, you will be disqualified by two factors - the doctor will disqualify you for self-cutting, AND for lying to him/her. While most disqualifiers can potentially receive waivers, a "lying/dishonest" disqualifier is virtually never waived. And if they want to push the issue, you can be criminally charged for lying at MEPS. My advice - be honest. Most disqualifiers are waiveable. If they think you are lying, you will be disqualified for what they think you are lying about, AND a separate disqualifier for lying to them. And your chance of getting a waiver at that point is virtually zero.
@@TheWesleyshi for Military if someone wanna join military after they graduate college and they had surgerys brain injury in past do they get their clearance Letter for it in their freshman sophomore junior senior year of college So doctor can clearify at Meps your good to go
Meps has gotten so strict. They diagnose my daughter with a heart condition, she had to get a letter from her doctor and a cardiologist. She handed them in, which states she has no heart condition, that she's healthy.. Fast forward to today waiting on waiver and recruiter tells her she has been disqualified permanently.. That is so stupid as she never ever had a heart condition.
We requested a written confirmation of said disqualification and we got something in writing but it does not say permanently disqualify it doesn't even say medically disqualified it doesn't even say disqualified at all so my daughter was going to go and meet with them but now because of the pandemic everything is at a standstill
God has a plan for every body on this planet. I got disqualified today and I should be getting a letter too. I passed everything at MEPs but since I have medical records and my Dad is an Army Veteran, I was at dis-advantage against other applicants. My medical records says that I have borderline glaucoma, eczema, and since I take meds for my allergies, its a huge issue for them. I went to a dermatologist and he gave me a letter stating that I do not eczema and a optometrist that I have good vision. Unfortunately, that was not good for the doctors at MEPs. Keep your head mrs. wesley. I am here to support you. I might be working for T.S.A. and its unnecessary and annoying of us disqualified applicants. Again, keep your head up.
Aww man 😕 I know it’s disappointing and I actually was literally ready to go (bags packed , sold a lot of my stuff for moving ) and then got turned away ! I am loving doing UA-cam and it’s hobby now but maybe one day it will pay off . Thank you so so much for your kind words and for supporting our channel, it means so much ♥️🥰
I could feel the pain in your voice when you said you are now at stay at home mom after hoping for a military career with benefits. Was there any legal action or fines taking against you?
@@ohthatsdionne3403 well I believe you would have to go through your original recruiter and have them send up the appeal paperwork. or maybe find a new recruiter tell them the situation and gather ALL of the necessary paperwork needed for a successful appeal
This past week I was supposed to be going off to bootcamp. I have keloid scars on my back caused by acne from middle school. The doctor from meps looked at them and said it wouldn’t be a problem so I was allowed to swear in and sign my contract. Then on my second time at meps which was also when I was supposed to ship out the same doctor, then told me that those exact same scars she cleared me for were now disqualifying and that I would need a waiver. I felt so confused and definitely was upset because if she had told me this since I first went it wouldn’t be an issue. I am now waiting for waiver and with covid around things are taking longer. Finding videos like this makes me feel less alone ! thank you for posting !
Omg I know it’s disappointing and it does take forever ! I wish they did let you know these things sooner so you could have already and that being fixed.
Izabella Efaw I went the first time to get the full physical and to swear in and then I went again to ship off and that’s when they told me I couldn’t.
They always dig so far into medical histories to be thorough. I know someone who went through a similar situation and was able to be cleared by a doctor and still able to join! Navy, but still cleared.
My issue was that I had a colonoscopy/endoscopy 5 years prior to recruiting and it indicated that I had the POTENTIAL of IBD and GERD. It didn’t say I had it, it only said I had the potential. 5 years later I didn’t have it, yet that ‘potential’ forced the chief medical officer to escalate it to the surgeon generals office. Got handed a permanent disqualification from the airforce 1 month later... I got so fucking pissed. There I was with an 86 on the asvab having qualified for space systems operations being told I’m being PERMANENTLY disqualified over a potential..... gonna try to get into the Space Force but idk how the ‘politics’ of recruitment is gonna be given that it’s under the department of the airforce and still not fully established as its own
As someone who just enlisted recently into the US Air Force reserve, and passed MEPS, I’m so sorry to hear of your disqualification. I would try to appeal your disqualification as much as possible. You seem like a nice, respectful woman who would bring great value to the United States Air Force. They are hurting for recruits and depending how old you are, lol i know you are a woman so i won’t go further about age, they are accepting applicants up to age 39 and must be no older than 40 when starting BMT. Keep your head up sis, and I look forward to a come back video where you do get enlisted!!
Yep i was disqualified for a mental ilness that i never had(schizophrenia)even though i never had any delusions nor hallucinated because they have their heads so far up their asses,yet i know so many morons that have been in the military and did just fine
@@coplepk04 when I was 18 My doctor said I was a schizophrenic after only one 10 minute visit,just because she diagnosed my brother with it when he was a kid when he wasn't even a schizophrenic either.The only thing I told her was that I was paranoid of crowds,it was just anxiety most people go through the same thing and are not schizophrenics.
No! is always the right answer. They DO NOT go looking for your medical records. It would be impossible to do that for everyone. You did it to yourself.
@Wesleys. Sorry to hear about your experience. Here are some insights: The MEPS medical form does specifically ask if you were ever prescribed an inhaler. So, if you answered "no" to this question, you technically lied to MEPS/withheld information. And unfortunately, the MEPS doctor does have that discretion to disqualify you for lying to him/her, and its a difficult disqualifier to overcome. Also, a formal "asthma" diagnosis is not required to be disqualified for breathing issues. The related disqualifying condition is actually much broader - "reactive airway disease" (which may not need a formal specific asthma diagnosis) is a very broad and encompassing category of breathing issues that can result in disqualification. It all comes down to the context of the inhaler prescription, and whether or not there is a pattern of inhaler prescriptions (and it appears you have had several on your record). It is likely that your "asthma" disqualifier resulted from the pattern of multiple inhaler prescriptions leading to the MEPS doctor believing you have undiagnosed reactive airway disease. This alone might have been waiveable. But if MEPS believes you lied to them, the added "concealment" disqualifier probably makes your waiver chance virtually zero at this point.
Doctor at meps required me to get a waiver for hemophobia as I started feeling light headed when I had my blood drawn.. nurse told me to lie down but the doctor that came in wrote that I fainted. If my waiver does not get approved I would be terribly sad as it is my dream to join the navy. And it has a high chance it wont happen 😓 My Dad was confused since when he joined the army he said there were guys that passed out due to the pneumatic shotgun and still made it in.. My hemophobia only bothers me when i get my blood drawn. And It does not bother me when I see other people's blood. I explained that to the meps doctor but he didnt bother to listen and continued to request a waiver. Idk probably logic and comprehension dont exist with those guys Dad said Meps stand for mean enlisted personnels
They actually got you with that? I passed meps today and the dude was trying so hard to get me with something “you feeling lightheaded?” “You need to lie down?”
Choose a branch that has a job, skill set you'd like to get into *this is my first video of yours I'm seeing*. Also looking into the details in the branches helped me. For example, aviation mechanics (AM, USN) encompasses a few separate jobs (low observable structural mechanics and aircraft structural maintenance) in the USAF.
I dont know if you're still interested in joining the military anymore but if you are I would reccomend you get documentation from a asthma specialists proving that you dont have asthma and maybe get your recruiter to sign you up for a medical waiver, hopefully that helps!! Hope the best and stay safe :)
I went into a MEPS Virginia center in 2014 and drove there myself. Got to the part with the doctor to weigh me on a scale. Found out for my height I was underweight for miminum requirement of the Coast Guard. That was my branch I was disqualified from and the Navy was the only one that didn't have this which he told me about. I still was upset my time was wasted being there for 12 ish hours and I was sent home to make a decision with my recruiter. He was pretty ignorant and naive when I told him what happened he said he didn't know that weight would be a problem and never saw that before. Offered to take me out to free dinners and buy me peanut butter cakes...smh 😆 my metabolism was so high that I've always struggled to pack on the pounds. I was 138 and needed to be 144. Could have wrote a waiver but I get why weight is important especially when you have to pull people out of the ocean and save lives. Ended up going to another career choice and never looked back.
So sorry for what you went through. Spend time with your child and family, it's worth every single second. Time is precious and your family needs you. My foster brother was in army, he didn't stay there too long before he went back home.
That's bs, they just wanted to dq you. You stated that you had a daughter, and ik it's pretty hard to join with dependents, additionally air force likes a lot of their recruits young. What I think happened was they just didn't want you to join, happens more then you think
My recruiter made me get 10 years of medical records before I ever went to MEPS because he knew they would be up my ass about my inhaler from when I was 10 and had bronchitis. I’m sorry this happened to you! Best of luck to you in your next endeavor!
So should I or should I not say I had asthma before? I’m scared 😭 I want this so bad and I dnt want induced asthma to stop me from living out my dream.
@@kikimccray8088 if you don’t disclose it and they find out about it via medical documents or you having an asthma attack at BMT you will get kicked out and be charged with fraudulent enlistment. So up to you but I wouldn’t try and hide that.
It's a lot more difficult these days when it comes to medical records and prescriptions. I went to MEPS this week twice, the first time I got there, was sent home because their scan of my prescription history hadn't finished being processed yet. I told my recruiters about my only prescriptions, which were actually given during my previous active duty contract. I've had a few doctor RECOMMENDATIONS since then, but nothing was ever prescribed in paperwork, and thankfully that showed in the records pull MEPS did on me. Had anything else shown up, I'd have probably been DQ'd as well, because all I mentioned was those two situations from before.
I felt really bad as well when I was DQ . I started working on a hobby which is my YT and maybe one day it will be my job one day . I hope you can find something you enjoy doing and focus on that ☺️❤️
If you want you could join the French legion they are a division that accept immigrants from all around the world I’d imagine it would be a bit easier to get into that
Have you tried contacting your congressman? I've heard of some people being able to get in because they had the blessing of their congressman. You could also try the president. Won't hurt to try. Also, you might be able to talk to your recruiter to see if he/she can send your case up to the branch of service's Surgeon General and see if they can approve you. Don't give up! A lot of people give up too early. It ain't over until your PDQ'D.
Be sure to be fully transparent and detailed in your explanation if you decide to contact a public official. As long as MEPS didn't officially PDQ you, you still technically have a chance. The last thing MEPS wants is a public official coming in and seeing how inefficient their bureaucratic processes are and needlessly disqualifying an otherwise qualified applicant who can be of great service to the country. Good luck!
Trying other states will help too. I kept getting my time wasted and I decided to just apply for a waiver through another state and it didn't take long at all to obtain it.
DONT GIVE UP , I understand it’s hard but don’t give up. I’ve been trying to get into the Navy since 2012 , it is 2023 about to be 2024 now so I definitely understand your pain. I’ve been on the last step for years , like waivers and stuff like that. Well hopefully you don’t quit and get in .
I got disqualified from joining the army. I was gonna join 2001, after high school. It's personal but I will disclose it. I was young and stupid and had no life experience. My paperwork with the recruiter was different from what I told those at meps. They threatened anyone with jail time if they lied. I talked to my recruiter about my medical history and I had some I thought were minor issues but I forgot to mention I had ear surgery when I was about 5 years old. It slipped my mind talking to my recruiter and I freaked out because it happened when I was so young and forgot about it at the time we talked. Also I went to counseling for social anxiety disorder nearly 3 years, and my recruiter said not to mention it because it was years past and I was long since cleared by the therapist and only had to go to counseling short term. At MEPS I made a fool of myself and disclosed it all and made things worse than it had to be. I know what I did wrong then, but I was young and stupid and made a fool of myself. To this day I have no regrets not joining because I had other opportunities that came after it. My only regret was how stupid I looked and how much harder I made it than it had to be. That being said thanks for listening and you not joining the military is nothing to be ashamed of. I knew plenty that got disqualified at meps. It's more common than you know. We can serve our country in other ways than just the military.
@@davaeanthony4347 nope, mainly because they can't guarantee the food you'll eat will always be nut free. Even if their food is the best i guess theyre still worried about that kind of thing. I think you can talk to your/ an allergist to test you can prove you are capable of military service
You have kids and family, it's tough on you and it can be tough on family. It's not just a career it's a lifestyle. Also you could always get re-qualified it just takes a little time, going to another doctor and getting approval from top. The Air Force is known to be more picky on their recruits (smaller branch and funding). Navy or the Army would definitely try to help you out if you show a want to serve. Try your best and leave the rest to God.
@@RichardAndewSwayne I know Marine Corps can definitely be a little picky. Since they are a smaller Branch they do have less funding so they don't need to recruit as much however they are still a branch that is needing people. For the most part though the military needs people, even when I got a medical discharge they were telling us that they are about 60% capacity (of what they want) at least that's what they told me in the department of the navy. The coasties I know as a tough branch, even though it I give them a lil shit. Honestly, it's better to go to a recruiter and ask them. Because they still have to see the want in you so they can even overlook you being disqualified prior. the recruiting part of the job is tough, they have quota so a lot of times I have to throw people in however they make it hard on them like they can get in trouble even lose rank for not meeting quota. I do know this is a little long-winded however, I don't even know if the space force has started recruiting yet. They literally are just barely branching out from the air Force so everybody that's in the space force is literally transferred from the air Force directly. But that can change in the next couple of years. If so, then that just means you have more time to qualify. Good luck
Medical records are our number 1 enemy. Every time you see a doctor, There's always a record that's left behind for someone to see . not only that, by law a lot of organizations have to keep records, for examples banks, schools, your employer, and any other governmental organizations .
@@TheWesleys me too, my old school forced me to go to the hospital that time due to panic attacks and itchy skin(hives) . Gone there once but never came back even when told by doctor.
The HIPAA law protects you from that. You NEVER have to disclose anything you don't want. Unless it is critical, they don't have to know. The law protects every patient from their med record exposed. Not even a doctor can access it WITHOUT your consent.
@@Sweetbunniez They make you sign away your hippa rights on paper. The reason why the military cannot look at it is because we dont have a central database unlike criminal records, they dont have the time to be looking thru each recruits records. I went to a clinic and pharmacy, and said they don't have my files and that I need to go to the specific doctor who treated me.
Andrew Chen you’re right. I only disclosed what I “remember” I fractured my finger two years ago. Had a deviated septum fixed but my recruiter told me I never had to disclose that so I didn’t 🤷🏽♀️
Had direct contact/reccomendation to go in as a specialist for music..went to recruiters office to get everything going..i had my tonsils out when i was 20, couldn't remember where i had it done..recruiter told me to put any hospital in the area, he saw me look it up on my phone and he put it on the form..he said they wouldn't ask about that..i go to meps, doctor asks about it and is now requesting the records..looking more into it, the place where i had it done has been bought by another company and there are no records..it was back in 2007..probably going to get disqualified and it's the recruiters fault
That's so stupid that they get all uppity about some tonsils being removed, ugh I was hoping to join but my God the things they Nick pick any and everything
@@TheWesleys I joined the British Army in 2003 at age 18. I was doing well in training, but due to quite a traumatic upbringing and anxiety, I froze up, hated it and left. I retrained as a psych/developmental disability nurse and have done that ever since. I rejoined the British Army Reserve in 2017, passed the first half of training, but then during the second half froze up again, had crippling anxiety and ended up leaving in 2018. It's something that haunts me, I don't think I'll try again as I don't think I'll get over the anxiety. I have a good job and a do a lot of good in the job, but not getting through training and serving I think will haunt me for the rest of my life.
It’s not the end of the world if you can’t join the military You can still be an American patriot and institute militaristic discipline into your life There are also tons of civilian jobs that fall under civil defense / protection such as Firefighter, Paramedic/EMT and Police officer
How did they even know to ask you for inhaler history?? That’s crazy, I’ve never heard of that unless you stated you were prescribed an inhaler in the past at MEPS and not to your doctor. That’s weird.
This is unfortunate here. Best wishes to you in future endeavors. I was medically disqualified from the Navy in August 1994. Then I applied for a waiver and had my medical waiver denied in October 1994. Later, I was told that I was PMR which is permanently disqualified. Then I decided to reapply for enlistment in May 2008. Recruiter told in May 2008 that there was no record of me being medically disqualified because a disqualification lasts for 7 years. After 7 years, according to my recruiter at the time told me that my medical disqualification was expunged from my record. Eventually, I contacted the recruiting commander which is the supervisor of the recruiters because I was to be certain that I had an honest answer about being qualified. Unfortunately, from the recruiting commander I found out that I was not qualified to join. Plus unfortunately I fainted in May 2007. Recruiting commander reprimanded the 2 non supervisory recruiters involved and likely demoted in ranking the recruiting supervisor at the time. Being enlisted in any one of the branches is a terrific career opportunity for any length of time, on a full or part time basis. It is a privilege not anybody's right.
I’m 17 I got injured when I was 16 I fell wrong from a place(11feet) nothing was fractured or out of place is on of the ligaments till this day it has healed by it self I suffered for 10 months now I have less pain and I can stretch how I used to before.and out of 100% I’m back to 95% and I believe it’s still healing to it max potential but what I’m trying to say once I turn 18 I’m enlisting to the military hopefully I get through meps I strongly believe I am able to fake it throughout the process smoothly. Btw if it’s not in the record then why mention it. I turn 18 in august.
So I was diagnosed with anxiety and depression back in January 2019 but was only on meds for a few months I stopped meds in March 2019 The thing is I had just moved back to TX from Canada and had family drama so it was just a highly stressful time that landed me there. I moved to Canada when I was 16 and moved back here at 20 (21 now) I was never hospitalized and literally only on them briefly. However since it was an official diagnosis I'm pretty sure it would show on my records. I'm trying to pursue airforce my question is should I tell my recruiter or dont even mention it? I'm much much better now and confident it wouldnt effect my ability to function. I'm worried about not mentioning it and getting in trouble if they see it in my records and I didnt tell them
Your recruiter will most likely have you go to a doctor to get checked again for this and your doctor will have to make a note if you are clear of this diagnosis. They will have to do a medical waiver for you that will be sent to the his/her commander to clear .
Do NOT lie. They WILL find out at some point. Every time you see a doctor, fill a prescription, bill your health insurance...etc, there is an electronic record to be found. And if decide to conceal this, you need to pray that they catch you BEFORE you ship for boot camp while you are still a civilian. If they find out AFTER you start boot camp, you will be subjected to UCMJ rules and can be court-martialed for fraudulent enlistment, and dishonorably discharged - this will be a career death sentence for you for any sort of professional careers even on the civilian side. Your anxiety diagnosis may be disqualifying, but most disqualifiers are waiveable. Lying, on the other hand, is never waiveable, and can get you criminally prosecuted.
So I was diagnosed with asthma in elementary school but I’ve been off of a inhaler for years I only used it like twice and I got retested at 14 and they said I didn’t have it. Should I not even bring it up to meps or my recruiter since they can’t access my medical records unless I do something that requires a security clearance. But if I do a normal job should just lie to meps and/or my recruiter?
I wouldn’t even mention it! All the other girls in my group didn’t have to show records and were able to swear in the same day. For some reason I didn’t get to and she was very thorough with only me .
71% of us young people aren’t even eligible for military service without a waiver and even getting a waiver would be a lengthy seemingly impossible task If you’ve been rejected it’s best to just find something just as good in the civilian world and leave the idea of the military behind
Your story doesn’t make sense… At MEPS they only ask for medical history if you answer a question that warrant them needing to check your medical history. You told them something you shouldn’t have and got disqualified. MEPS NEVER asks for prescription history or medical records. They don’t have the time to check it for everyone…
Myself, my brother, a cousin and a friend of ours all went through MEPS, passed, and were never once asked to provide history list of past prescription drugs from a pharmacy that we’ve taken. I’ve asked pretty much everyone from my unit, and none of them were asked to provide that info. They asked you specifically for that info because you said or told them something to warrant it. You said so yourself, you were the only one that day at MEPS that got asked to provide that info. Why do you think that is? You must have told MEPS and your recruiter two different stories. That’s why you got DQ’d. There’s literally no other way you can get DQ’d from MEPS. They don’t just randomly DQ people for fun. Answer NO to everything. Don’t volunteer information. And you pass. It’s that simple. Sorry you screwed up.
@@grubhubguy9629 I didn’t answer yes to anything. Was the old white doctor lady racist and disrespectful yes. Everything done in the military is not righteous. They do fuck up. She didn’t want me to join bc I was a Mexican mother and was excited to find something to disqualify me. You can be right tho. Have a great day .
@@TheWesleys Great now you’re playing the race card? I’m a dark skinned Costa Rican… The majority of people at MEPS when I went through it were Hispanic and Black. Very few Asian and Whites. (I lived in Southern California at the time) Like I said, your stories / info were inconsistent and you got caught. I don’t think you’re telling the full story here on UA-cam… If you were the only one asked to provide information that no one else at MEPS was, then you said or did something to warrant it. They don’t just randomly audit people. A recruiter wouldn’t haven’t sent you to MEPS if they didn’t think you could pass it. And if you think you were wrongfully DQ’d, you can contest / appeal the decision with the help of your recruiter. If you hadn’t already done that, then that tells me you knew what you did wrong and never cared about getting into the military in the first place. With the exception of passing ASVAB (I had a hard time with this test) its really easy to get enlisted in the United States military.
I really want to join the Navy. I had a bad breakup when I was 19 (I’m almost 21 now, it’s been a year and a half) and I snuck and took a family member’s Xanax to try to get my mind off of it. Well my mom caught me asleep and realized what had happened and brought me to the hospital. They said I was unstable and mandatory kept me for 7 days. They diagnosed me with “OCD” because I had obsessive thoughts about the breakup which I think is ridiculous. I was always 100% mentally stable before than and always have been after that. It was literally just adolescent me being a fool and acting out because of a breakup. I know 100% that I don’t have OCD. Will the Navy MEPS see that I was once on a mandatory hold in the hospital and/or diagnosed with OCD? Should I keep my mouth shut about this incident because it does not affect me or my abilities at all? (I work 55 hours a week and go to paramedic school and thrive under pressure). I wish I could erase that moment in time. Thanks for any answers!
Hey! They asked for prescription history from Walgreens and saw the inhaler on there (that was for when I had the flu) so they wanted me to show medical records to prove that the inhaler wasn’t needed bc of Asthma. 🙄
I also had a fraudulent enlistment, and applied for a waiver multiple times but still got denied. I had gotten clear by multiple doctors and turned in everything they needed me to but still rejected. My recruiter said the MEPS doctors are really strict now.
I am headed to MEPS this Friday for my physical. I am prior service. I served in the military from 2009-2017. I am worried about the hearing test. Are the beeps in the same rhythm. Like every five seconds there's a beep ;-)
The only medical condition I have is a slight intolerance to gluten (bloating, general uncomfortablness) but I know how to avoid it and read labels but it's still making me anxious as I approach my meps date😬😬
So I am in a similar situation to you. I was never diagnosed with asthma but I was prescribed an inhaler a few years ago due to untreated black mold in a rental property I was in. I haven’t used it in years. They also prescribed me an epi pen because I was beginning to break out around my mouth. Once I moved, I had no issues. Never needed the pen. I want to go in with all of my paperwork and get the test done that shows I don’t have asthma or severe allergies. Now I’m terrified that it would be pointless to even try.
I'm in the exact same situation. I was prescribed an inhaler but passed all the breathing tests. Thought I had asthma, turned out I was just breathing wrong. Never even used the inhaler. This was in 2020. Now I'm scared. How did it go for you? Did you ever go to MEPs?
2 yrs late but just finding this video. im getting a answer tmrw after being disqualified from meps in 2021 for skin issues like eczema i was disqualified on my ship date also. Now i have been pushing through multiple recruiters like crazy.!. I hope they approve me tomorrow morning!. i dont know what the hell im gonna do if they don’t!
It's so sad that this happened to you. I am currently going through a process with MEPS for BC i was on 5 years ago. I did not tell my recruiter and I did not know MEPS were able to pull pharmacy records..
I joined in 2000. It was a lot easier to get away with this back then 80% of the people I served with would’ve never passed the medical. But in light of recent global events, you’re lucky you’re not serving.
@@sexysaxty607 They must have charged him with fraudulent enlistment, and his separation was not honorable. This will follow him for the rest of his life on the civilian side, treated as a criminal conviction for any professional licensing purposes.
@@codycover8319 Do you really think they charged him with fraudulent enlistment. He just said it was undiagnosed, this means there were probably no records.
Not anymore. Genesis put an end to that. Just went to meps today and need waivers from stuff 10 years old i never mentioned. Recruiter told me enlistment is now 80% down.
Hey so I plan on joining the marines and about 4 months ago I went to a clinic to do a blood test and the doctor there misdiagnosed me with anxiety and mind you I never had a history of anxiety, panic attacks, or been on medication. Is there a way I can fix this and will this misdiagnoses prevent me from joining the military?
@@Chillikilli No. you don’t. They don’t have time to go through everyone’s medical records. This girl screwed up and told them about her inhaler use or told them something that warranted them needing to check her records.
I’m not sure why she asked for pharmacy records. I thought they didn’t ask for them and I definitely didn’t mention anything to make her request them. Maybe it was just that doctor not liking me. I have no idea why. 😣
Going through the process now... no medical issues that I know of but they sure do require a lot of paperwork! My issue is that because I was homeschooled they have to get my school added into the system so they can use my diploma as proof I graduated high school... even though I got an 89 on the practice asvab.
I leave for meps this Thursday and had adhd/add as a kid and put no because i havent taken vivance for over 2 years and my recruiter told me put no so i did but fuck this scares me
Should I lie about my adhd to join the army, it’s been a dream of mines to join and I haven’t taken any meds in the last 6 years and I’ve been fine without it but I’ve been taking the meds past the age of 14 and I stopped taking the meds when I graduated from high school and now I’m 22 and I really wanna join but I’m scared I’ll get permanently disqualified and also I’ve graduated from community college and I’m about to graduate with my bachelors in May so that’s proof that I’m fine without the meds
@@RichardAndewSwayne I did tell my recruiter the truth he already knows about it and he actually suggested that I go to meps and just never mention it to them🤷🏽♂️
@@aj2873 Just tell them the truth at MEPS. If they judge you to be unfit for military service, that is for the best. You won't be good for the military, and the military won't be good for you.
I have big scars on my left arm from an accident climbing a wall making my way to school i managed to tell them what happened but they didnt question me at all when they found them i guess im one of the lucky ones but when i tell you they’re huge they are really big and they look like self harm scars as well they are not sideway they go from the wrist toward the middle of my arm
@@TheWesleys thats a disappointment. I was planning on joining the Navy and they told me I need to be off Zoloft for the 3 yrs if I want to join. I dont want to wait .....
It could be different with each person but I didn’t know they looked at prescription records till then. I think my doctor really just didn’t want me to get in. She was a real B .
@Jackson Turner Really? That's your solution? Don't bring it up at MEPS? Hypothyroidism requires life-long medication (or he will die). So the minute he goes to boot camp, what is he going to tell them about his thyroid medication? Hide his meds at boot camp? You know they go through your belongings in a shake down on first day, right? So, they WILL find out at boot camp that he lied, if they don't find out at MEPS (which they probably will, hypothyroidism has some signs on physical exam). And if they find out at boot camp, he will be charged with fraudulent enlistment, probably get court martialed and dishonorably discharged (or any other other-than-honorable separation) - this will follow him through the rest of his life and he can say good-bye to any civilian career that requires a license, as other-than-honorable discharge from the military due to lying equals a criminal conviction in the civilian world.
@@matt.undisclosed Not if they decide to criminally prosecute you for lying. And if they find out about your lie after you swear in (at which point you are subjected to UCMJ), good luck at the court martial.
That's even more reason to keep trying. I am in my late 30s and I go to meps next week. I had a shoulder surgery 10 years ago. Dr is out off practice now and recruter asked me to get a memo from office where he used to work saying he is no longer in practice. I hope you exhauste every opportunity you can before giving up. God bless🙏
You really think they won't find out? You know every health record has an electronic footprint right? And you do know that if they find out AFTER you start boot camp (and they will most likely find out at some point) while you are no longer a civilian, they can court martial you for fraudulent enlistment and dishonorably discharge you right? You do know that dishonorable discharge is treated as a felony conviction on the civilian side, right?
@@nikobarnes158 Not true. At some point, your medical record will be electronically accessed. You may be able to get through MEPS by concealing stuff, but at some point in your military career, your civilian electronic medical record will be accessed/checked. Every time you fill a prescription, bill health insurance... etc it leaves an electronic trail. If they find out after you swear in (and now subject to UCMJ), they will most likely court martial you for fraudulent enlistment.
No I didn’t I just went in and I don’t think the doctor liked me lol. I was the oldest girl there 🤨 She asked for medical and pharmacy records out of nowhere and the didn’t ask it from all the girls I went with. My luck.
@@TheWesleys you still have a chance to join the military. Navy, marines, and airforce won't help. But the Army will waive it for you if you can show you pass the pulmonary function test by your local doctor and get a statement, it's worth a try.
Hi, I was born with a single kidney and I was wondering if I can get a waiver for the marines or another branch in the future. It says it is disqualifying although in my case I have always been a good athlete in full contact sports including Wrestling, Football, and some martial arts. My kidney is fully healthy and acts like two kidneys and has never affected my life in any way. If I contact a recruiter in the future I will provide all of my medical information and sports history as well. Is there a good chance that I can get a waiver considering my athletic and healthy lifestyle has never been affected by my single healthy kidney? Thanks
@Jackson Turner Again, you have no idea what you are talking about - they WILL find out. And if they find out after he swears in, he will be charged and convicted with fraudulent enlistment. And the recruiter cannot support him lying, otherwise the recruiter will be court martialed (have seen it personally), especially lying about something as serious as missing a kidney. Just like hypothyroidism you commented on above, there are tell-tell signs of missing a kidney to a doctor examining him and reviewing his record (you do know that they draw blood and check urine to start, among other things, right?)
@Jackson Turner Wrong. All it takes is a simple request to his civilian health insurance company for billing records - then every doctor's name, hospital name, and every pharmacy/prescription will be visible. Urine creatinine is run as a part of drug screen as a validation test. Solitary kidney's GFR is just slightly different than when you have two kidneys. Plus, people with solitary kidney need to take certain medical precautions when they get any medical testings and be very cautious with certain OTC meds... so unless you suggest him risking his health and continue to lie when he receives healthcare in the military...
The doctor at MEPS asked for all my Walgreens prescriptions back to 2014 so there was one on there prescribed to me but never picked up. That’s the inhaler I was prescribed when I was sick .
Chanty R. Yea it sounds like she told them something that made them ask for prescriptions. I doubt they just randomly want to see prescription history.
@@npc_3847 That's what I'm thinking as well because the HIPAA law protects every patient's medical history/record. There is NO WAY they would know that unless the patient themselves disclosed something to ask them that. They also lie at meps as well. They'll make up things to get you to admit it. So if they say "I see here you have had a prescription a while back" They actually HAVE NO CLUE but they just say that to get you to admit it. It's a common tactic at MEPS. I'm guessing that's what happened.
I had a really small history of eczema for no apparent reason at 14. I did some research and found out hives are different from eczema. In my mind, I was like you know what I ain't gonna tell the Canadian army about it.
@@jamiyahdillard6898 Its up to you, do you really think we were 100 percent honest at meps or to the Canadian army. If everyone was honest then half the people wouldn't get in the military. It's unbelieveable to find out eczema is disqualifying for the military. Hives is a little different from eczema so they wont specifically ask for that.
Andrew Chen Do you know a way to remove eczema off your skin🥺 it don’t show like that but the one they be checking every inch of your skin I just want it gone
@@jamiyahdillard6898 I don't know but use moisturizer for your skin. Listen if your condition is current then be honest. For me, I haven't had that rash for over 2 years since I was 14. So I'm not gonna tell them.
Go get a pulmonary function test that’s what I had to prove I didn’t have asthma I had a bronchitis when I was younger and they flagged me for it and as soon as I got the paper work for the pft I was cleared
Main advice: Whatever you told your recruiter is exactly what you tell the MEPS doctors. If the doctors don’t ask about anything you’re trying to hide, then don’t mention it.
Unless they ask if there's anything else you need to tell them since they ask like 100 questions
I have an old shoulder injury and i juat did meps today in fact. When they did the explosion arm angel wave, i was literally panicking the guy saw me widen my eyes and react but i managed to pull it off with no problem. The injury can reaggrivate if i fall hard, should i ask my recruiter about what can be done to save the situation?
@@humblemumble1591 yes that is something u would def want to bring up
I have scars on my hand from cleaning a grill by accident and it looks like I hurt myself will they believe my story or no?
@@mrking9368 they should believe you if you tell the truth, especially if you have no signs of mental health issues
I'm disqualified as well for medical reasons, I didn't get as far as getting a letter. But I've talked to recruiters multiple times and keep trying through the years. You can still get fit and live core values, without the military. Awesome editing, thanks for making this video and I will be checking out your other ones.
Omg thank you so so much !!
Yes ! God has other plans and maybe something better is next :)
@@ralofofriverwood4806 Yes you can. You can be a first responder, teacher, charity worker, etc. The military isn't the only way.
@@ralofofriverwood4806 you can do a better job at serving your nation and it’s people without the military.
Gay
How to pass meps, answer no to everything.
@Fleece Johnson basically yes. they only know what you tell them
Self harm is an automatic disqualification. Never ever ever check box for self harm
Bad advice - do NOT lie at MEPS (or to any government entity for that matter - you can be criminally prosecuted for this). If they find out down the road while you are in the military, you can be court martialed for fraudulent enlistment. It happens more often then you think. Let's just say I have professional knowledge of this. Every time you see a doctor, go to a clinic, use your health insurance, fill a prescription... etc there is an electronic trail that .gov can find if we choose to. Every time you get a traffic ticket, have a police officer run your name through the system for any reason.... etc, there is an electronic record that is NEVER destroyed (even if they are "sealed," "expunged," or "pardoned." A government agency can ALWAYS find those records if we look.
Also, they WILL look at every inch of your skin at MEPS. You will need to explain EVERY scar. If the MEPS doctor does not believe your explanation, he/she has the authority to disqualify you on the spot. Let's say you have a few "parallel" scars on your arm and you tell them they are from "barb wires" or "cat scratches" (common things self-cutters claim). If the MEPS doctor does not believe you, you will be disqualified by two factors - the doctor will disqualify you for self-cutting, AND for lying to him/her. While most disqualifiers can potentially receive waivers, a "lying/dishonest" disqualifier is virtually never waived. And if they want to push the issue, you can be criminally charged for lying at MEPS.
My advice - be honest. Most disqualifiers are waiveable. If they think you are lying, you will be disqualified for what they think you are lying about, AND a separate disqualifier for lying to them. And your chance of getting a waiver at that point is virtually zero.
Yes do not lie. You’re right .
John Derfler exactly what I did !!!!!!
Back in the draft days, as long as you had two working arms and legs you were serving.
Exactly 🤦🏽♀️😄
Yep. There was lots of waivers signed right after 9/11 too
@@TheWesleyshi for Military if someone wanna join military after they graduate college and they had surgerys brain injury in past do they get their clearance Letter for it in their freshman sophomore junior senior year of college So doctor can clearify at Meps your good to go
They should go back to that.
Meps has gotten so strict. They diagnose my daughter with a heart condition, she had to get a letter from her doctor and a cardiologist. She handed them in, which states she has no heart condition, that she's healthy.. Fast forward to today waiting on waiver and recruiter tells her she has been disqualified permanently.. That is so stupid as she never ever had a heart condition.
I know it’s aggravating! Plus you plan this all out and it doesn’t work it make you sad. I hope she finds something better 🙏🏽♥️
We requested a written confirmation of said disqualification and we got something in writing but it does not say permanently disqualify it doesn't even say medically disqualified it doesn't even say disqualified at all so my daughter was going to go and meet with them but now because of the pandemic everything is at a standstill
Marisol Perez-Solano wow
Yet they cry about being less than half manned.
@@marisolperez-solano4093 I mean you could tell them that you want to leave ASAP. It's just not going to be the job you like
God has a plan for every body on this planet. I got disqualified today and I should be getting a letter too. I passed everything at MEPs but since I have medical records and my Dad is an Army Veteran, I was at dis-advantage against other applicants. My medical records says that I have borderline glaucoma, eczema, and since I take meds for my allergies, its a huge issue for them. I went to a dermatologist and he gave me a letter stating that I do not eczema and a optometrist that I have good vision. Unfortunately, that was not good for the doctors at MEPs. Keep your head mrs. wesley. I am here to support you. I might be working for T.S.A. and its unnecessary and annoying of us disqualified applicants. Again, keep your head up.
Aww man 😕 I know it’s disappointing and I actually was literally ready to go (bags packed , sold a lot of my stuff for moving ) and then got turned away ! I am loving doing UA-cam and it’s hobby now but maybe one day it will pay off . Thank you so so much for your kind words and for supporting our channel, it means so much ♥️🥰
How did they find out?
@@georgeherbertmoonwalkerbush ?????????
I could feel the pain in your voice when you said you are now at stay at home mom after hoping for a military career with benefits. Was there any legal action or fines taking against you?
You can appeal this disqualification and try and submit a different set of paperwork.
How can you get it appealed ?
@@ohthatsdionne3403 well I believe you would have to go through your original recruiter and have them send up the appeal paperwork. or maybe find a new recruiter tell them the situation and gather ALL of the necessary paperwork needed for a successful appeal
Yes this can be appealed. They can overturn it and add waivers if necessary. Go speak to your org recruiter or new one and explain the situation.
This past week I was supposed to be going off to bootcamp. I have keloid scars on my back caused by acne from middle school. The doctor from meps looked at them and said it wouldn’t be a problem so I was allowed to swear in and sign my contract. Then on my second time at meps which was also when I was supposed to ship out the same doctor, then told me that those exact same scars she cleared me for were now disqualifying and that I would need a waiver. I felt so confused and definitely was upset because if she had told me this since I first went it wouldn’t be an issue. I am now waiting for waiver and with covid around things are taking longer. Finding videos like this makes me feel less alone ! thank you for posting !
Omg I know it’s disappointing and it does take forever ! I wish they did let you know these things sooner so you could have already and that being fixed.
so did u have to go to meps twice?
@jen How's your status, did u already presented your waiver? 'Cause I also have the same issue with the keloid-acne stuff.
What’s your update? Did you get your waiver approved?
Izabella Efaw I went the first time to get the full physical and to swear in and then I went again to ship off and that’s when they told me I couldn’t.
They always dig so far into medical histories to be thorough. I know someone who went through a similar situation and was able to be cleared by a doctor and still able to join! Navy, but still cleared.
My issue was that I had a colonoscopy/endoscopy 5 years prior to recruiting and it indicated that I had the POTENTIAL of IBD and GERD. It didn’t say I had it, it only said I had the potential. 5 years later I didn’t have it, yet that ‘potential’ forced the chief medical officer to escalate it to the surgeon generals office. Got handed a permanent disqualification from the airforce 1 month later... I got so fucking pissed. There I was with an 86 on the asvab having qualified for space systems operations being told I’m being PERMANENTLY disqualified over a potential..... gonna try to get into the Space Force but idk how the ‘politics’ of recruitment is gonna be given that it’s under the department of the airforce and still not fully established as its own
As someone who just enlisted recently into the US Air Force reserve, and passed MEPS, I’m so sorry to hear of your disqualification. I would try to appeal your disqualification as much as possible. You seem like a nice, respectful woman who would bring great value to the United States Air Force. They are hurting for recruits and depending how old you are, lol i know you are a woman so i won’t go further about age, they are accepting applicants up to age 39 and must be no older than 40 when starting BMT. Keep your head up sis, and I look forward to a come back video where you do get enlisted!!
This is why they are having trouble keeping their numbers up
Yess 😏
Yep i was disqualified for a mental ilness that i never had(schizophrenia)even though i never had any delusions nor hallucinated because they have their heads so far up their asses,yet i know so many morons that have been in the military and did just fine
@@johnnyblasterfan9902 try appealing the decisions and submit reports stating you were misdiagnosed
@@johnnyblasterfan9902 They just made up a schizo diagnosis or what? Your story doesn't add up mate.
@@coplepk04 when I was 18 My doctor said I was a schizophrenic after only one 10 minute visit,just because she diagnosed my brother with it when he was a kid when he wasn't even a schizophrenic either.The only thing I told her was that I was paranoid of crowds,it was just anxiety most people go through the same thing and are not schizophrenics.
No! is always the right answer. They DO NOT go looking for your medical records. It would be impossible to do that for everyone. You did it to yourself.
Mmmmk
Yeah like hipa violation if they do you got disqualified because you didn’t answer no
@@SyncroSal you have too everyone has a medical condition to at least the point where a meps doctor would question.
It's against HIPPA
@@TheWesleys he is right
@Wesleys. Sorry to hear about your experience. Here are some insights:
The MEPS medical form does specifically ask if you were ever prescribed an inhaler. So, if you answered "no" to this question, you technically lied to MEPS/withheld information. And unfortunately, the MEPS doctor does have that discretion to disqualify you for lying to him/her, and its a difficult disqualifier to overcome.
Also, a formal "asthma" diagnosis is not required to be disqualified for breathing issues. The related disqualifying condition is actually much broader - "reactive airway disease" (which may not need a formal specific asthma diagnosis) is a very broad and encompassing category of breathing issues that can result in disqualification. It all comes down to the context of the inhaler prescription, and whether or not there is a pattern of inhaler prescriptions (and it appears you have had several on your record). It is likely that your "asthma" disqualifier resulted from the pattern of multiple inhaler prescriptions leading to the MEPS doctor believing you have undiagnosed reactive airway disease. This alone might have been waiveable. But if MEPS believes you lied to them, the added "concealment" disqualifier probably makes your waiver chance virtually zero at this point.
Doctor at meps required me to get a waiver for hemophobia as I started feeling light headed when I had my blood drawn.. nurse told me to lie down but the doctor that came in wrote that I fainted. If my waiver does not get approved I would be terribly sad as it is my dream to join the navy. And it has a high chance it wont happen 😓
My Dad was confused since when he joined the army he said there were guys that passed out due to the pneumatic shotgun and still made it in.. My hemophobia only bothers me when i get my blood drawn. And It does not bother me when I see other people's blood. I explained that to the meps doctor but he didnt bother to listen and continued to request a waiver. Idk probably logic and comprehension dont exist with those guys Dad said Meps stand for mean enlisted personnels
They actually got you with that? I passed meps today and the dude was trying so hard to get me with something “you feeling lightheaded?” “You need to lie down?”
@@yuch1102 dang that so crazy they actually trying to get people disqualified 😑 well good to know
i dont know what not liking gay people has to do with joining the military as long as you don't discriminate
@@stevenstephens536 huh o_O?
STEVEN STEPHENS It does not say homophobia.
Choose a branch that has a job, skill set you'd like to get into *this is my first video of yours I'm seeing*. Also looking into the details in the branches helped me. For example, aviation mechanics (AM, USN) encompasses a few separate jobs (low observable structural mechanics and aircraft structural maintenance) in the USAF.
I dont know if you're still interested in joining the military anymore but if you are I would reccomend you get documentation from a asthma specialists proving that you dont have asthma and maybe get your recruiter to sign you up for a medical waiver, hopefully that helps!! Hope the best and stay safe :)
They didn’t DQ me for the inhaler . They disqualified me for lying “withholding” information. 🤦🏽♀️
@@TheWesleys oooooooh okay wow thats some hog wash if I've seen any
I went into a MEPS Virginia center in 2014 and drove there myself. Got to the part with the doctor to weigh me on a scale. Found out for my height I was underweight for miminum requirement of the Coast Guard. That was my branch I was disqualified from and the Navy was the only one that didn't have this which he told me about. I still was upset my time was wasted being there for 12 ish hours and I was sent home to make a decision with my recruiter. He was pretty ignorant and naive when I told him what happened he said he didn't know that weight would be a problem and never saw that before. Offered to take me out to free dinners and buy me peanut butter cakes...smh 😆 my metabolism was so high that I've always struggled to pack on the pounds. I was 138 and needed to be 144. Could have wrote a waiver but I get why weight is important especially when you have to pull people out of the ocean and save lives. Ended up going to another career choice and never looked back.
Drink Ensure.
All gravy in the Navy!
So sorry for what you went through. Spend time with your child and family, it's worth every single second. Time is precious and your family needs you. My foster brother was in army, he didn't stay there too long before he went back home.
That's bs, they just wanted to dq you. You stated that you had a daughter, and ik it's pretty hard to join with dependents, additionally air force likes a lot of their recruits young. What I think happened was they just didn't want you to join, happens more then you think
My recruiter made me get 10 years of medical records before I ever went to MEPS because he knew they would be up my ass about my inhaler from when I was 10 and had bronchitis. I’m sorry this happened to you! Best of luck to you in your next endeavor!
So should I or should I not say I had asthma before? I’m scared 😭 I want this so bad and I dnt want induced asthma to stop me from living out my dream.
@@kikimccray8088 if you don’t disclose it and they find out about it via medical documents or you having an asthma attack at BMT you will get kicked out and be charged with fraudulent enlistment. So up to you but I wouldn’t try and hide that.
Ok and did you get in
It's a lot more difficult these days when it comes to medical records and prescriptions. I went to MEPS this week twice, the first time I got there, was sent home because their scan of my prescription history hadn't finished being processed yet.
I told my recruiters about my only prescriptions, which were actually given during my previous active duty contract. I've had a few doctor RECOMMENDATIONS since then, but nothing was ever prescribed in paperwork, and thankfully that showed in the records pull MEPS did on me.
Had anything else shown up, I'd have probably been DQ'd as well, because all I mentioned was those two situations from before.
I was disqualified... I feel so hopeless and lost. I hope I get another lifetime to try again.
I felt really bad as well when I was DQ . I started working on a hobby which is my YT and maybe one day it will be my job one day . I hope you can find something you enjoy doing and focus on that ☺️❤️
If you want you could join the French legion they are a division that accept immigrants from all around the world I’d imagine it would be a bit easier to get into that
@@nickger8162haha you have to pay for you flight and plan ahead for everything else prior joining
Always tell people to get waivers. They help hella. Genesis is fucking everyone over
Have you tried contacting your congressman? I've heard of some people being able to get in because they had the blessing of their congressman. You could also try the president. Won't hurt to try. Also, you might be able to talk to your recruiter to see if he/she can send your case up to the branch of service's Surgeon General and see if they can approve you. Don't give up! A lot of people give up too early. It ain't over until your PDQ'D.
Be sure to be fully transparent and detailed in your explanation if you decide to contact a public official. As long as MEPS didn't officially PDQ you, you still technically have a chance. The last thing MEPS wants is a public official coming in and seeing how inefficient their bureaucratic processes are and needlessly disqualifying an otherwise qualified applicant who can be of great service to the country. Good luck!
Trying other states will help too. I kept getting my time wasted and I decided to just apply for a waiver through another state and it didn't take long at all to obtain it.
It’s not that serious lol
@alexmagallanes1929 you’re right
DONT GIVE UP , I understand it’s hard but don’t give up. I’ve been trying to get into the Navy since 2012 , it is 2023 about to be 2024 now so I definitely understand your pain. I’ve been on the last step for years , like waivers and stuff like that. Well hopefully you don’t quit and get in .
Gay
Someones mad lol
@@georgeherbertmoonwalkerbush
I got disqualified from joining the army. I was gonna join 2001, after high school. It's personal but I will disclose it. I was young and stupid and had no life experience. My paperwork with the recruiter was different from what I told those at meps. They threatened anyone with jail time if they lied. I talked to my recruiter about my medical history and I had some I thought were minor issues but I forgot to mention I had ear surgery when I was about 5 years old. It slipped my mind talking to my recruiter and I freaked out because it happened when I was so young and forgot about it at the time we talked. Also I went to counseling for social anxiety disorder nearly 3 years, and my recruiter said not to mention it because it was years past and I was long since cleared by the therapist and only had to go to counseling short term. At MEPS I made a fool of myself and disclosed it all and made things worse than it had to be. I know what I did wrong then, but I was young and stupid and made a fool of myself. To this day I have no regrets not joining because I had other opportunities that came after it. My only regret was how stupid I looked and how much harder I made it than it had to be. That being said thanks for listening and you not joining the military is nothing to be ashamed of. I knew plenty that got disqualified at meps. It's more common than you know. We can serve our country in other ways than just the military.
Gaaaay super gay hope you find the right same sex partner
i wasnt able to get into the navy cause of peanut allergy but hey at least i got to stay the night in a 4* hotel with paid dinner
Yes that was an enjoyable few paid vacation days 🙌🏽😅🥴
I have peanut allergy where you able to get a waiver or anything ? Trying to join navy now
@@davaeanthony4347 nope, mainly because they can't guarantee the food you'll eat will always be nut free. Even if their food is the best i guess theyre still worried about that kind of thing. I think you can talk to your/ an allergist to test you can prove you are capable of military service
You have kids and family, it's tough on you and it can be tough on family. It's not just a career it's a lifestyle. Also you could always get re-qualified it just takes a little time, going to another doctor and getting approval from top. The Air Force is known to be more picky on their recruits (smaller branch and funding). Navy or the Army would definitely try to help you out if you show a want to serve. Try your best and leave the rest to God.
What about the MC, CG, and SF?
@@RichardAndewSwayne I know Marine Corps can definitely be a little picky. Since they are a smaller Branch they do have less funding so they don't need to recruit as much however they are still a branch that is needing people. For the most part though the military needs people, even when I got a medical discharge they were telling us that they are about 60% capacity (of what they want) at least that's what they told me in the department of the navy. The coasties I know as a tough branch, even though it I give them a lil shit. Honestly, it's better to go to a recruiter and ask them. Because they still have to see the want in you so they can even overlook you being disqualified prior. the recruiting part of the job is tough, they have quota so a lot of times I have to throw people in however they make it hard on them like they can get in trouble even lose rank for not meeting quota. I do know this is a little long-winded however, I don't even know if the space force has started recruiting yet. They literally are just barely branching out from the air Force so everybody that's in the space force is literally transferred from the air Force directly. But that can change in the next couple of years. If so, then that just means you have more time to qualify. Good luck
Medical records are our number 1 enemy. Every time you see a doctor, There's always a record that's left behind for someone to see . not only that, by law a lot of organizations have to keep records, for examples banks, schools, your employer, and any other governmental organizations .
Yes. I wish I had no gone to doctors as much as I did haha! It kind of messed me up lol
@@TheWesleys me too, my old school forced me to go to the hospital that time due to panic attacks and itchy skin(hives) . Gone there once but never came back even when told by doctor.
The HIPAA law protects you from that. You NEVER have to disclose anything you don't want. Unless it is critical, they don't have to know. The law protects every patient from their med record exposed. Not even a doctor can access it WITHOUT your consent.
@@Sweetbunniez They make you sign away your hippa rights on paper. The reason why the military cannot look at it is because we dont have a central database unlike criminal records, they dont have the time to be looking thru each recruits records. I went to a clinic and pharmacy, and said they don't have my files and that I need to go to the specific doctor who treated me.
Andrew Chen you’re right. I only disclosed what I “remember” I fractured my finger two years ago. Had a deviated septum fixed but my recruiter told me I never had to disclose that so I didn’t 🤷🏽♀️
Thank God for unanswered prayers. Look at this as a blessing.
I'm so sorry to hear that. I hope you were able to find support and coping mechanisms.
First you said you never picked the inhaler up then later you stated that you used one.
Had direct contact/reccomendation to go in as a specialist for music..went to recruiters office to get everything going..i had my tonsils out when i was 20, couldn't remember where i had it done..recruiter told me to put any hospital in the area, he saw me look it up on my phone and he put it on the form..he said they wouldn't ask about that..i go to meps, doctor asks about it and is now requesting the records..looking more into it, the place where i had it done has been bought by another company and there are no records..it was back in 2007..probably going to get disqualified and it's the recruiters fault
How did they check your body for tattoos and scars? Asking because I’m going to meps tomorrow:/
That's so stupid that they get all uppity about some tonsils being removed, ugh I was hoping to join but my God the things they Nick pick any and everything
Btw what ended up happening?
That is crazy!! I’m so sorry that happened.
Yes it is! Thank you
@@TheWesleys I joined the British Army in 2003 at age 18. I was doing well in training, but due to quite a traumatic upbringing and anxiety, I froze up, hated it and left. I retrained as a psych/developmental disability nurse and have done that ever since. I rejoined the British Army Reserve in 2017, passed the first half of training, but then during the second half froze up again, had crippling anxiety and ended up leaving in 2018. It's something that haunts me, I don't think I'll try again as I don't think I'll get over the anxiety. I have a good job and a do a lot of good in the job, but not getting through training and serving I think will haunt me for the rest of my life.
Quite a contrast to WWII. If you had a pulse, you were in.
Right??! Lol you guys wanted to draft people but can’t take people that are willing to go on their own. 🤦🏽♀️
It’s not the end of the world if you can’t join the military
You can still be an American patriot and institute militaristic discipline into your life
There are also tons of civilian jobs that fall under civil defense / protection such as Firefighter, Paramedic/EMT and Police officer
How did they even know to ask you for inhaler history?? That’s crazy, I’ve never heard of that unless you stated you were prescribed an inhaler in the past at MEPS and not to your doctor. That’s weird.
This is unfortunate here. Best wishes to you in future endeavors. I was medically disqualified from the Navy in August 1994. Then I applied for a waiver and had my medical waiver denied in October 1994. Later, I was told that I was PMR which is permanently disqualified. Then I decided to reapply for enlistment in May 2008. Recruiter told in May 2008 that there was no record of me being medically disqualified because a disqualification lasts for 7 years. After 7 years, according to my recruiter at the time told me that my medical disqualification was expunged from my record. Eventually, I contacted the recruiting commander which is the supervisor of the recruiters because I was to be certain that I had an honest answer about being qualified. Unfortunately, from the recruiting commander I found out that I was not qualified to join. Plus unfortunately I fainted in May 2007. Recruiting commander reprimanded the 2 non supervisory recruiters involved and likely demoted in ranking the recruiting supervisor at the time. Being enlisted in any one of the branches is a terrific career opportunity for any length of time, on a full or part time basis. It is a privilege not anybody's right.
I’m 17 I got injured when I was 16 I fell wrong from a place(11feet) nothing was fractured or out of place is on of the ligaments till this day it has healed by it self I suffered for 10 months now I have less pain and I can stretch how I used to before.and out of 100% I’m back to 95% and I believe it’s still healing to it max potential but what I’m trying to say once I turn 18 I’m enlisting to the military hopefully I get through meps I strongly believe I am able to fake it throughout the process smoothly. Btw if it’s not in the record then why mention it. I turn 18 in august.
Stick to the script. Saying no is your best bet!
So I was diagnosed with anxiety and depression back in January 2019 but was only on meds for a few months I stopped meds in March 2019 The thing is I had just moved back to TX from Canada and had family drama so it was just a highly stressful time that landed me there. I moved to Canada when I was 16 and moved back here at 20 (21 now) I was never hospitalized and literally only on them briefly. However since it was an official diagnosis I'm pretty sure it would show on my records. I'm trying to pursue airforce my question is should I tell my recruiter or dont even mention it? I'm much much better now and confident it wouldnt effect my ability to function. I'm worried about not mentioning it and getting in trouble if they see it in my records and I didnt tell them
Your recruiter will most likely have you go to a doctor to get checked again for this and your doctor will have to make a note if you are clear of this diagnosis. They will have to do a medical waiver for you that will be sent to the his/her commander to clear .
Definitely tell the recruiter, most branches require you to have stopped using the meds for a year.
Do NOT lie. They WILL find out at some point. Every time you see a doctor, fill a prescription, bill your health insurance...etc, there is an electronic record to be found. And if decide to conceal this, you need to pray that they catch you BEFORE you ship for boot camp while you are still a civilian. If they find out AFTER you start boot camp, you will be subjected to UCMJ rules and can be court-martialed for fraudulent enlistment, and dishonorably discharged - this will be a career death sentence for you for any sort of professional careers even on the civilian side. Your anxiety diagnosis may be disqualifying, but most disqualifiers are waiveable. Lying, on the other hand, is never waiveable, and can get you criminally prosecuted.
Cody Cover stop scaring people they don’t really do that
@@npc_3847 forreal my friend got dishonorable discharged for a dumbass reason and he's making good money
better to raise your kids than get stuck in the military and pushed around to where and whatever they want you to go/do. Good luck in the future!
So I was diagnosed with asthma in elementary school but I’ve been off of a inhaler for years I only used it like twice and I got retested at 14 and they said I didn’t have it. Should I not even bring it up to meps or my recruiter since they can’t access my medical records unless I do something that requires a security clearance. But if I do a normal job should just lie to meps and/or my recruiter?
I wouldn’t even mention it! All the other girls in my group didn’t have to show records and were able to swear in the same day. For some reason I didn’t get to and she was very thorough with only me .
@bradynolan9328 I really want to know what happened did you tell them or not I’m in the same situation
71% of us young people aren’t even eligible for military service without a waiver and even getting a waiver would be a lengthy seemingly impossible task
If you’ve been rejected it’s best to just find something just as good in the civilian world and leave the idea of the military behind
Your story doesn’t make sense… At MEPS they only ask for medical history if you answer a question that warrant them needing to check your medical history. You told them something you shouldn’t have and got disqualified. MEPS NEVER asks for prescription history or medical records. They don’t have the time to check it for everyone…
Well you’re wrong lol! I’m not that stupid. 😂 I have lots of family in the military ☺️
You said “MEPS NEVER asks for prescription history”. Lol yes yes they do sir ma’am.
Myself, my brother, a cousin and a friend of ours all went through MEPS, passed, and were never once asked to provide history list of past prescription drugs from a pharmacy that we’ve taken. I’ve asked pretty much everyone from my unit, and none of them were asked to provide that info. They asked you specifically for that info because you said or told them something to warrant it. You said so yourself, you were the only one that day at MEPS that got asked to provide that info. Why do you think that is? You must have told MEPS and your recruiter two different stories. That’s why you got DQ’d. There’s literally no other way you can get DQ’d from MEPS. They don’t just randomly DQ people for fun. Answer NO to everything. Don’t volunteer information. And you pass. It’s that simple. Sorry you screwed up.
@@grubhubguy9629 I didn’t answer yes to anything. Was the old white doctor lady racist and disrespectful yes. Everything done in the military is not righteous. They do fuck up. She didn’t want me to join bc I was a Mexican mother and was excited to find something to disqualify me. You can be right tho. Have a great day .
@@TheWesleys Great now you’re playing the race card? I’m a dark skinned Costa Rican… The majority of people at MEPS when I went through it were Hispanic and Black. Very few Asian and Whites. (I lived in Southern California at the time) Like I said, your stories / info were inconsistent and you got caught. I don’t think you’re telling the full story here on UA-cam… If you were the only one asked to provide information that no one else at MEPS was, then you said or did something to warrant it. They don’t just randomly audit people. A recruiter wouldn’t haven’t sent you to MEPS if they didn’t think you could pass it. And if you think you were wrongfully DQ’d, you can contest / appeal the decision with the help of your recruiter. If you hadn’t already done that, then that tells me you knew what you did wrong and never cared about getting into the military in the first place. With the exception of passing ASVAB (I had a hard time with this test) its really easy to get enlisted in the United States military.
Have you tried being a police officer or firefighter? Serve your country in another way.
I really want to join the Navy. I had a bad breakup when I was 19 (I’m almost 21 now, it’s been a year and a half) and I snuck and took a family member’s Xanax to try to get my mind off of it. Well my mom caught me asleep and realized what had happened and brought me to the hospital. They said I was unstable and mandatory kept me for 7 days. They diagnosed me with “OCD” because I had obsessive thoughts about the breakup which I think is ridiculous. I was always 100% mentally stable before than and always have been after that. It was literally just adolescent me being a fool and acting out because of a breakup. I know 100% that I don’t have OCD. Will the Navy MEPS see that I was once on a mandatory hold in the hospital and/or diagnosed with OCD? Should I keep my mouth shut about this incident because it does not affect me or my abilities at all? (I work 55 hours a week and go to paramedic school and thrive under pressure). I wish I could erase that moment in time. Thanks for any answers!
Just don’t say shit
How were they able to pull medical records. It’s a violation unless I’m not understanding something. Hopefully you can reply
Hey! They asked for prescription history from Walgreens and saw the inhaler on there (that was for when I had the flu) so they wanted me to show medical records to prove that the inhaler wasn’t needed bc of Asthma. 🙄
The Wesleys oh well that sucks
@@TheWesleys They ask for prescription history automatically or if they detect any potential medical issue/disqual.? I have ashtma but want to join.
Fuck I’m sorry about that that sucks, by now you’re off doing something better 😇😭
I received a Fraudulent Enlistment charge because of a problem with my legs I do have a waiverable reentry code and im hoping everything pans out
What type of discharge did u get?
I also had a fraudulent enlistment, and applied for a waiver multiple times but still got denied. I had gotten clear by multiple doctors and turned in everything they needed me to but still rejected. My recruiter said the MEPS doctors are really strict now.
@@alisonsanchez7464 what type of discharge do u get with fraudulent enlistment? Did u get a fine or anything? Idk how it works
@@mixedyc2601 re-3f is mine
@@alisonsanchez7464 so are you still trying I'm sorry to hear that bro
I am headed to MEPS this Friday for my physical. I am prior service. I served in the military from 2009-2017. I am worried about the hearing test. Are the beeps in the same rhythm. Like every five seconds there's a beep ;-)
I believe it’s every 3 seconds 👏🏽😂 I remember counting at the beginning and as it got quieter I went with that pattern and passed lol!
I can assure you, the test is still the same.
Yeah her fault for telling them something 😂
Watch it again bc you missed the basics
@@TheWesleys How did the breathing issue come up? How did they know to start asking about inhalers?
@@mr.c2639 she literally said they were doing a deep research on her meaning even if she didn’t know they would’ve found out one way or another
Keep Trying! I know people who have had to try Multiple Times!!!
The only medical condition I have is a slight intolerance to gluten (bloating, general uncomfortablness) but I know how to avoid it and read labels but it's still making me anxious as I approach my meps date😬😬
So I am in a similar situation to you. I was never diagnosed with asthma but I was prescribed an inhaler a few years ago due to untreated black mold in a rental property I was in. I haven’t used it in years. They also prescribed me an epi pen because I was beginning to break out around my mouth. Once I moved, I had no issues. Never needed the pen. I want to go in with all of my paperwork and get the test done that shows I don’t have asthma or severe allergies. Now I’m terrified that it would be pointless to even try.
I'm in the exact same situation. I was prescribed an inhaler but passed all the breathing tests. Thought I had asthma, turned out I was just breathing wrong. Never even used the inhaler. This was in 2020. Now I'm scared. How did it go for you? Did you ever go to MEPs?
How was your meps experience?
2 yrs late but just finding this video. im getting a answer tmrw after being disqualified from meps in 2021 for skin issues like eczema i was disqualified on my ship date also. Now i have been pushing through multiple recruiters like crazy.!. I hope they approve me tomorrow morning!. i dont know what the hell im gonna do if they don’t!
It's so sad that this happened to you. I am currently going through a process with MEPS for BC i was on 5 years ago. I did not tell my recruiter and I did not know MEPS were able to pull pharmacy records..
Does it pull up everything????
@@EmeraldGhost- No as far as I know just medication within the past 7 years.
I joined in 2000. It was a lot easier to get away with this back then 80% of the people I served with would’ve never passed the medical. But in light of recent global events, you’re lucky you’re not serving.
I was discharged for undiagnosed asthma from the marines.. They never delved that far back into my medical history before i enlisted.
What happened after that, like did they come after you?
@@sexysaxty607 They must have charged him with fraudulent enlistment, and his separation was not honorable. This will follow him for the rest of his life on the civilian side, treated as a criminal conviction for any professional licensing purposes.
@@codycover8319 Do you really think they charged him with fraudulent enlistment. He just said it was undiagnosed, this means there were probably no records.
definitely checking no on every box they only know what you tell them
Not anymore. Genesis put an end to that. Just went to meps today and need waivers from stuff 10 years old i never mentioned. Recruiter told me enlistment is now 80% down.
Hey so I plan on joining the marines and about 4 months ago I went to a clinic to do a blood test and the doctor there misdiagnosed me with anxiety and mind you I never had a history of anxiety, panic attacks, or been on medication. Is there a way I can fix this and will this misdiagnoses prevent me from joining the military?
Unfortunately thats something you have to prove on your own I'd go to the doctor that misdiagnosed you.
So did you tell them you had asthma or had a inhaler ?
No I did not . I did have it when I was 5 but I didn’t mention it bc I’m 28 and that was years before I was 12 . The doctor asked for all records 🙄.
@@TheWesleys What if you had just told them you didn't have or see a doctor?
how did they know you were prescribed an inhaler?
Because you have to give them all of your medical records
@@Chillikilli No. you don’t. They don’t have time to go through everyone’s medical records. This girl screwed up and told them about her inhaler use or told them something that warranted them needing to check her records.
@@grubhubguy9629 yeah but I have tricare so once I go to boot camp they will
How can I get a hold of my pharmacy records? I tried calling my doctor but she said she couldn’t print it for me.
Do they ask for pharmacy records to everyone or just because you disclosed something?
I’m not sure why she asked for pharmacy records. I thought they didn’t ask for them and I definitely didn’t mention anything to make her request them. Maybe it was just that doctor not liking me. I have no idea why. 😣
@@TheWesleys thanks a lot for your answer. Do you know the name of the form they made you sign to get the prescription records?
Going through the process now... no medical issues that I know of but they sure do require a lot of paperwork! My issue is that because I was homeschooled they have to get my school added into the system so they can use my diploma as proof I graduated high school... even though I got an 89 on the practice asvab.
Well when they are complying about low numbers again. They can only blame themselves
I leave for meps this Thursday and had adhd/add as a kid and put no because i havent taken vivance for over 2 years and my recruiter told me put no so i did but fuck this scares me
If you were off medicine for two years your fine because you won't need a wavier.
Should I lie about my adhd to join the army, it’s been a dream of mines to join and I haven’t taken any meds in the last 6 years and I’ve been fine without it but I’ve been taking the meds past the age of 14 and I stopped taking the meds when I graduated from high school and now I’m 22 and I really wanna join but I’m scared I’ll get permanently disqualified and also I’ve graduated from community college and I’m about to graduate with my bachelors in May so that’s proof that I’m fine without the meds
Just tell you recruited the truth, and tell the truth at MEPS.
@@RichardAndewSwayne I did tell my recruiter the truth he already knows about it and he actually suggested that I go to meps and just never mention it to them🤷🏽♂️
@@aj2873 Just tell them the truth at MEPS. If they judge you to be unfit for military service, that is for the best. You won't be good for the military, and the military won't be good for you.
@@aj2873 I agree, do not lie about that. Recruiters are snakes, fuck what he/she thinks. It's not worth the trouble
have mercy. my heart goes out to you.
Hmm something isn't adding up
Is isn’t ? Or is it ? Something’s is isn’t
Yeah she seems like she’s all over the place and doesn’t want to take responsibility
@@TYB192 get over yourself
@@nutringos5804 get over yourself
Question:
Did you tell her you were prescribed the inhalers or did she see that on her own?
No I knew not to say anything about it and didn’t mention any inhalers or anything breathing/lung related. 😣
i was Disqualified because of Gastric bypass surgery
Aww I’m sorry 😕 I hope you find something even better! I started making more videos on YT as a hobby to keep me busy !
Can you be disqualified for lipo? 🤔
I have big scars on my left arm from an accident climbing a wall making my way to school i managed to tell them what happened but they didnt question me at all when they found them i guess im one of the lucky ones but when i tell you they’re huge they are really big and they look like self harm scars as well they are not sideway they go from the wrist toward the middle of my arm
Like I'm so glad that I found this video I needed to see this but damn this makes me so steankig nervous its so scary to experience this
Have you tried talking to the us army for waiver
Wait, so did they see that you had used an inhaler by looking at your medical history / records?
They asked for my prescription history from Walgreens. 🤦🏽♀️
@@TheWesleys thats a disappointment. I was planning on joining the Navy and they told me I need to be off Zoloft for the 3 yrs if I want to join. I dont want to wait .....
It could be different with each person but I didn’t know they looked at prescription records till then. I think my doctor really just didn’t want me to get in. She was a real B .
Did she ask for your prescription history because you mentioned the inhaler? Or do they pull all of your medical records anyway and then ask?
@@deecorinna Probably cause she mentioned it. They don't have your medical records until you release it to them
Do you think I can join the marines with mild hypothyroidism?
@Jackson Turner Really? That's your solution? Don't bring it up at MEPS? Hypothyroidism requires life-long medication (or he will die). So the minute he goes to boot camp, what is he going to tell them about his thyroid medication? Hide his meds at boot camp? You know they go through your belongings in a shake down on first day, right? So, they WILL find out at boot camp that he lied, if they don't find out at MEPS (which they probably will, hypothyroidism has some signs on physical exam). And if they find out at boot camp, he will be charged with fraudulent enlistment, probably get court martialed and dishonorably discharged (or any other other-than-honorable separation) - this will follow him through the rest of his life and he can say good-bye to any civilian career that requires a license, as other-than-honorable discharge from the military due to lying equals a criminal conviction in the civilian world.
If you say no on your paperwork, say no in-person SIMPLE
Did that affect your civilian life/career in any way? I will be doing meps physical in 2 days.
I’m mostly sure Meps doesn’t affect anything if you “lie”. If you’re permanently disqualified though, that means you won’t be able to join
@@matt.undisclosed Not if they decide to criminally prosecute you for lying. And if they find out about your lie after you swear in (at which point you are subjected to UCMJ), good luck at the court martial.
You have children. I cannot stress enough that you should look at this as a blessing.
Thank you 🙏🏽♥️
That's even more reason to keep trying. I am in my late 30s and I go to meps next week. I had a shoulder surgery 10 years ago. Dr is out off practice now and recruter asked me to get a memo from office where he used to work saying he is no longer in practice. I hope you exhauste every opportunity you can before giving up. God bless🙏
@@MrSamslab were you able to get in?
@@blakesilvermark1 yea been in for18 months
@@MrSamslab how has your experience been joining in your 30s
Someone i was just watching said a girl at her meps was telling her this like about an inhaler
You can prove you don't have asthma by taking a pre/post PFT. (Pulmonary Function Test)
Did it ever cross your mind that you can take out papers from your record and then just hand it in
The prescription record from Walgreens came all on one page .
@@TheWesleys what do you mean it come on 1 record i know for a fact that they dont have eletronic records
You really think they won't find out? You know every health record has an electronic footprint right? And you do know that if they find out AFTER you start boot camp (and they will most likely find out at some point) while you are no longer a civilian, they can court martial you for fraudulent enlistment and dishonorably discharge you right? You do know that dishonorable discharge is treated as a felony conviction on the civilian side, right?
@@codycover8319 really does that happen
@@codycover8319 stfu
That’s crazy. It’s not like you were continuously prescribed an inhaler which would indicate a problem.
QUESTION:
How did they know u went to the hospital for pneumonia? Did they find out or did u tell your recruiter and then ur recruiter told them?
yeah, she must have said something. they only know what you tell them
@@nikobarnes158 Not true. At some point, your medical record will be electronically accessed. You may be able to get through MEPS by concealing stuff, but at some point in your military career, your civilian electronic medical record will be accessed/checked. Every time you fill a prescription, bill health insurance... etc it leaves an electronic trail. If they find out after you swear in (and now subject to UCMJ), they will most likely court martial you for fraudulent enlistment.
Cody Cover you’re so dedicated to spread fear.
@@npc_3847 and being a pos
@@warlord562 lmaooo right? If everyone told the truth at meps, there would be no military.
How did they find out about your Medical history, did you report it before you went to meps
No I didn’t I just went in and I don’t think the doctor liked me lol. I was the oldest girl there 🤨 She asked for medical and pharmacy records out of nowhere and the didn’t ask it from all the girls I went with. My luck.
@@TheWesleys you still have a chance to join the military. Navy, marines, and airforce won't help. But the Army will waive it for you if you can show you pass the pulmonary function test by your local doctor and get a statement, it's worth a try.
thats insane
🤦🏽♀️
You can get your full medical records from that hospital.
You’re correct. I can’t get the Prescription record needed.
@@TheWesleys I’d literally find that doctors full name and stalk tf out of every social media to find her lol
How did she know about you ever needing an inhaler? Did you admit to something to them that you didn’t tell your recruiter?
The military is not going to be ready
Hi,
I was born with a single kidney and I was wondering if I can get a waiver for the marines or another branch in the future. It says it is disqualifying although in my case I have always been a good athlete in full contact sports including Wrestling, Football, and some martial arts. My kidney is fully healthy and acts like two kidneys and has never affected my life in any way. If I contact a recruiter in the future I will provide all of my medical information and sports history as well. Is there a good chance that I can get a waiver considering my athletic and healthy lifestyle has never been affected by my single healthy kidney?
Thanks
@Jackson Turner Again, you have no idea what you are talking about - they WILL find out. And if they find out after he swears in, he will be charged and convicted with fraudulent enlistment. And the recruiter cannot support him lying, otherwise the recruiter will be court martialed (have seen it personally), especially lying about something as serious as missing a kidney. Just like hypothyroidism you commented on above, there are tell-tell signs of missing a kidney to a doctor examining him and reviewing his record (you do know that they draw blood and check urine to start, among other things, right?)
@Jackson Turner Wrong. All it takes is a simple request to his civilian health insurance company for billing records - then every doctor's name, hospital name, and every pharmacy/prescription will be visible. Urine creatinine is run as a part of drug screen as a validation test. Solitary kidney's GFR is just slightly different than when you have two kidneys. Plus, people with solitary kidney need to take certain medical precautions when they get any medical testings and be very cautious with certain OTC meds... so unless you suggest him risking his health and continue to lie when he receives healthcare in the military...
@@codycover8319 stop fucking trolling
Any answer on this?
how did they find out that you were prescribed an inhaler?
The doctor at MEPS asked for all my Walgreens prescriptions back to 2014 so there was one on there prescribed to me but never picked up. That’s the inhaler I was prescribed when I was sick .
@@TheWesleys Ok thanks. Do you have any idea why they requested specifically your Walgreens prescriptions?
@@TheWesleys you told them you had prescriptions? i wouldve told them i dont have any
Chanty R. Yea it sounds like she told them something that made them ask for prescriptions. I doubt they just randomly want to see prescription history.
@@npc_3847 That's what I'm thinking as well because the HIPAA law protects every patient's medical history/record. There is NO WAY they would know that unless the patient themselves disclosed something to ask them that. They also lie at meps as well. They'll make up things to get you to admit it. So if they say "I see here you have had a prescription a while back" They actually HAVE NO CLUE but they just say that to get you to admit it. It's a common tactic at MEPS. I'm guessing that's what happened.
I am going go MEPs myself. You can appeal the ruling. If u need help let me know
I have some questions about MEPs, can we speak?
I wonder how they knew she had gotten that prescription?
Did they find out by themselves?
I thought they couldnt see your medical records
They can ask for your medical records and prescription history .
I had a really small history of eczema for no apparent reason at 14. I did some research and found out hives are different from eczema. In my mind, I was like you know what I ain't gonna tell the Canadian army about it.
So we can’t tell them about our eczema?
@@jamiyahdillard6898 Its up to you, do you really think we were 100 percent honest at meps or to the Canadian army. If everyone was honest then half the people wouldn't get in the military.
It's unbelieveable to find out eczema is disqualifying for the military. Hives is a little different from eczema so they wont specifically ask for that.
Andrew Chen Do you know a way to remove eczema off your skin🥺 it don’t show like that but the one they be checking every inch of your skin I just want it gone
@@jamiyahdillard6898 I don't know but use moisturizer for your skin. Listen if your condition is current then be honest. For me, I haven't had that rash for over 2 years since I was 14. So I'm not gonna tell them.
Andrew Chen nah it doesn’t bother me at all now but I had it when I was young so idk if I should tell them
Amazing video my friend!!!
Just don't lie. There are waivers and I'm sure they'll remember that when things don't work out in your favor. Lying is the dis-qualifier I think. lol
I leave for meps in 2 days. Just got a hemorrhoid, am I screwed?
Go get a pulmonary function test that’s what I had to prove I didn’t have asthma I had a bronchitis when I was younger and they flagged me for it and as soon as I got the paper work for the pft I was cleared