Must i admit to the MEPS doctor that i .......?

Question

Hi. I remembered that i sniffed like a small pouch of cocaine 2 or 3 years ago. And i heard that i must tell the doctor if i took any illegal drugs in my life. Should i admit it? i heard also that by now the drugs that i inhaled has flushed out of my system cause its been 3 years now and no evidence of the drug is in my body now. Thanks

Answer 1

Marijuana is the only form of drug that you can get a waiver for, my opinion, And lets just say I dont condone this ;-), Dont mention it!! Many people disagree with this, but they arent the ones in the postion. Most recruiters will tell you, and once again I dont condone it ;-), the only answer you need to give at MEPS are No, Never and None. good luck

Answer 2

I wouldn't. I know experimental MJ use is ok, but cocaine might be treated differently depending on the branch. I know everyone is going to encourage you to be honest, blah blah blah. But unless you are going for a top secret clearance, I wouldn't say anything. Assuming it was only ONE time, I'd let it go. Don't put references on your SF-86 that would know about this. The military talks a lot about integrity. And I think people should be honest in the enlistment process. You made a bad decision one time 3 years ago.

Now, which branch are you going to serve in? If it is Army or Marine Corps, I know they give drug waivers all the time. Maybe it won't be a big deal. I'd talk frankly to your recruiter. See what he says.

Edit: I see you are going in as a linguist. It might require a top secret clearance. This could be a problem. Call your recruiter.

Answer 3

There's no way for them to find out now, but if you are still doing drugs, the military will crush you once you are in.  Think about it carefully.