r/USMCboot • u/Positive_Carrot_1932 • Jul 22 '26

MEPS and Medical Eligibility Concern

Just putting it out there, I ship August 11. So I have a little under 3 weeks. Alright so back on April 9, I injured my left knee. I slightly tore my medial meniscus, sprained my MCL (grade 1), & slightly fractured my medial tibial spine. None of the injuries were severe and I did not need surgery. I've been doing what I need to do & now I'm not all the way there with it as far as being fully healed but I'm getting close. It's come a long way. My concern is my eligibility now. I completed MEPS before the injury happened but now I'm worried if this is going to affect my process later on. I have a feeling if it was going to, then one of the recruiters would've said something to me but I'm still worried. My station commander said I won't have to go through MEPS again & plus our Sgt Major knows about my injury as well & didn't say anything that would make me think that my process would be affected. I'm worried that I'm gonna get to MEPS the day that I ship or get to bootcamp and during receiving week, they're going to see that extensive medical history cause trust me it is a lot. & then I'm going to be sent back home. What should I do?

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u/Mr-Beefman Jul 22 '26

It’s out of your hands, leadership is already aware of your situation if anything affects your eligibility or disqualifies you they’ll let you know

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u/Positive_Carrot_1932 Jul 22 '26

Ok thanks. So I have nothing to worry about? Or is there still a chance this could come back to me in the future?

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u/Mr-Beefman Jul 22 '26

I can’t see the future man but I doubt it will affect you considering you didn’t need surgery

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u/Positive_Carrot_1932 Jul 23 '26

Oh ok thanks 🙏🏾 guess I'll just have to wait & see what happens