Dan629
01-12-08, 12:34 AM
Every Poolee or future Poolee should read this article from start to finish. It is long but has loads of useful information on falsly enlisting or telling a lie at MEPS.
http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/joiningup/a/falsestatements.htm
Here is an example in the article I found frightening...
-Based on the advice of his recruiter, a Marine recruit failed to report that he had been dianosed in the past with depression. He made it through basic training, but became depressed during infantry training. The medical officials located and obtained his civilian medical records and discovered the diagnosis. He was given an "Under Other Than Honorable Conditions" (UOTHC) Discharge.
Another....
An applicant claims his recruiter told him to lie about his childhood asthma. The recruit does so and is accepted. A week before graduating boot camp, he falls ill with a breathing problem. The medical officials diagnose it as asthma, and the troop is placed in a "holding status" for several weeks while the military locates and obtains previous civilian medical records. The records are located and shows a childhood diagnosis of asthma. The recruit is given an administrative discharge (http://usmilitary.about.com/library/weekly/aa092500a.htm) for fraudulent entry, with a Reenlistment Eligibility (RE) code (http://usmilitary.about.com/library/milinfo/blcodemenu.htm) of "4" (he can never enlist again). His fraudulent entry discharge will follow him for the rest of his life.
http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/joiningup/a/falsestatements.htm
Here is an example in the article I found frightening...
-Based on the advice of his recruiter, a Marine recruit failed to report that he had been dianosed in the past with depression. He made it through basic training, but became depressed during infantry training. The medical officials located and obtained his civilian medical records and discovered the diagnosis. He was given an "Under Other Than Honorable Conditions" (UOTHC) Discharge.
Another....
An applicant claims his recruiter told him to lie about his childhood asthma. The recruit does so and is accepted. A week before graduating boot camp, he falls ill with a breathing problem. The medical officials diagnose it as asthma, and the troop is placed in a "holding status" for several weeks while the military locates and obtains previous civilian medical records. The records are located and shows a childhood diagnosis of asthma. The recruit is given an administrative discharge (http://usmilitary.about.com/library/weekly/aa092500a.htm) for fraudulent entry, with a Reenlistment Eligibility (RE) code (http://usmilitary.about.com/library/milinfo/blcodemenu.htm) of "4" (he can never enlist again). His fraudulent entry discharge will follow him for the rest of his life.