Security Clearance/ medical records

[AXP1]

Hi all,
I am asking this question on behalf of my friend.

He has always wanted to be in the military but had a drug issue over seven years ago which ended up getting him involuntarily committed to a mental hospital a couple days after is his 18th birthday. He is not a bad kid, but did some dumb things. Obviously, the military was out of question for a while while undergoing treatment. He was treated for addiction and wrongfully diagnosed mental health issues (dont know if he ever actually got labelled with a diagnosis). He ended up getting clean and getting off of all medications (has been off for 5+ years with no issues) . He was able to turn his life completely around and got into MD school. Now he thinks he may be able to able to join the military because doctors seem to be more in need than a typical soldier . If he has a psychiatrist, or multiple say that he has not been under treatment for x number of years, takes no meds, and is completely stable and his psychotic episode/ mental illness symptoms were completely drug induced does he have any chance of getting this waived?

If he lied about it what are the chances the military finds out? It seems that according to his research he would get through MEPS easily by lying but there is a chance it could come up in the "SECRET" security clearance. Any insight would be appreciated. It seems far fetched that he cannot legally buy a gun but the military would not find it...

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[Cooperd0g]

Lying is always bad and a security clearance investigation would likely find it. The best bet would be to just be honest and try to get a commission anyway. If it is granted, awesome. The desire to serve should not overpower the potential ramifications of lying on a medical physical and security clearance. The medical won't get you in too much trouble; the security clearance issues could get him jail time. Which subsequently might cause medical license issues.

 

[AXP1]

Lying is always bad and a security clearance investigation would likely find it. The best bet would be to just be honest and try to get a commission anyway. If it is granted, awesome. The desire to serve should not overpower the potential ramifications of lying on a medical physical and security clearance. The medical won't get you in too much trouble; the security clearance issues could get him jail time. Which subsequently might cause medical license issues.

Thank you for the response. It is def not worth jeopardizing his medical license or getting a dishonorable discharge and ruining his life. Do you have any idea of his chances if he can get a note or multiple notes saying he hasn't been in treatment for 5+ years without any psychological issue or substance abuse issue and the hospitilizarion was a direct result of substance abuse?

 

[deleted480308]

There is no need to pretend it's a friend. You shouldn't ever lie on a military piece of paper. It's just a crap ton of risk

 

[Cooperd0g]

Sorry, I have no idea what the chances are.